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1949 Map of Purdy

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Purdy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Selmer serves as a central hub in this McNairy County landscape, where the Illinois Central Gulf railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain. The map captures the area during a period of transition, with early photogrammetric work from the late 1940s updated with 1970s revisions that highlight the town's expansion. Rural life is anchored by numerous small congregations and burial grounds, such as Bethesda Ch, Mt Zion Church, and the Warren Cem, indicating a well-established network of family-settled communities.

The geography is defined by the Valley Divide and the complex drainage of Cypress Creek, Turkey Creek, and Snake Cr. To the north, Bethel Springs sits at the edge of the survey, while the settlement of Purdy overlooks a landscape of named hollows like Dutchman Hollow and Frost Spring Hollow. From the County farm to the Airfield near Martin Camp Hill, the map documents the civic and commercial infrastructure of mid-century Tennessee.