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1950 Map of Paris Landing

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Paris Landing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Kentucky Lake dominates the central landscape of this mid-century survey, where the Tennessee River and Big Sandy River converge. The Scott Fitzhugh Bridge carries the Austin Peay Memorial Highway across the water, connecting the recreation areas of Paris Landing State Park with the rugged, hollow-cut terrain to the east. This eastern peninsula, defined by the Land Between the Lakes Boundary, is a maze of named drainages like Mint Spring Hollow and Causey Hollow.

Genealogists will find numerous family burial sites preserved near the shoreline, including Scarborough Cem, Ratteree Cem, and Chilcutt Cem. The map also records the location of the U S Coast Guard Base and several small water-access points such as Buchanan Landing and Dortch Landing. On the western shore, the community surrounding Point Pleasant Church and New Liberty Ch shows the established settlement patterns of Henry County before extensive modern lakeside development.