1950 Map of Osage

About this map

Cottage Grove and Osage anchor this rural landscape in Henry County, where small agricultural communities are interspersed with numerous family cemeteries and country churches. The geography is defined by the Tennessee Divide, which separates northern drainages like Walnut Fork Creek from the Middle Fork Obion River system to the south. Local water management is evident along the river bottom, where a Drainage Canal runs parallel to the natural waterway, reflecting mid-century efforts to reclaim fertile land for farming.