1950 Map of Paris Landing

About this map

Kentucky Lake dominates this 1950 survey, showing the landscape of West Tennessee shortly after the completion of the Kentucky Dam. The water has filled the Tennessee River valley, creating the intricate shoreline of bays and hollows that define Paris Landing State Park. This era of transition is marked by the presence of a U S Coast Guard Base and the Scott Fitzhugh Bridge carrying the Austin Peay Memorial Highway across the wide expanse. Inland, the map remains a record of established rural life, dotted with numerous family cemeteries and country churches. Genealogists can trace family names through landmarks like Scarbrough Cem, Ratleeree Cem, and Hephzibah Ch. The southern portion of the sheet is largely dedicated to the Tennessee National Migratory Wildlife Refuge, preserving the bottomlands where the Big Sandy River meets the main channel.