1951 Map of Obion

About this map

The Obion River and its South Fork anchor the southern boundary of this West Tennessee landscape, where the Bank Drainage Canal illustrates early 20th-century efforts to manage the river’s bottomlands. The town of Obion sits near the riverbanks, serving as a critical junction for the Illinois Central railroad and the Davis Highway. To the north, the terrain transitions into dissected uplands where the settlement of Troy is surrounded by numerous rural cemeteries, such as Terrace Hill Cem and Camp Ground Cem, which suggest generations of family farming and local church communities like Englewood Ch. The map provides a detailed look at the drainage patterns of Richland Creek and Mill Creek, revealing the intricate network of tributaries that defined the area's geography before modern development shifted the agricultural landscape.