1951 Map of Ovilla

About this map

Ovilla serves as a central point in this mid-century survey of the rugged borderlands between Wayne and Lawrence counties. The landscape is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, with the Buffalo River cutting through the northeast corner and the historic Natchez Trace Parkway arcing across the northern terrain. This era of Tennessee's rural development is recorded through its scattered local institutions, from the New Haven Ch and Unity Ch to educational landmarks like the County Line School and Fish trap School.