1950 Map of Obion

About this map

Obion and Troy anchor this West Tennessee landscape, surveyed in 1950 and updated with 1980s data. The geography is defined by the winding course of the Obion River to the south and the drainage basins of Richland Creek and Troy Creek to the north. A dense network of rural landmarks provides significant genealogical value, including family-named sites like Hogue Cem, Beard Cem, and Simpson Cem. Small communities and religious centers such as Englewood and Mt Moriah Ch are connected by the prominent corridor of Highway 51. The presence of the Gooch Wildlife Management Area near the river bottomlands highlights the preservation of wetlands in a region otherwise dominated by agricultural upland ridges like Terrace Hill.