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1947 Map of Rally Hill

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Rally Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS mapped this intersection of Maury, Williamson, and Marshall counties just after World War II, revealing a landscape defined by small rural hubs and an extensive network of family cemeteries. The Lewisburg and Franklin Pike serves as a primary north-south artery, connecting the settlement at Rally Hill with neighboring Pottsville and Lees Corner. The map's high concentration of burial sites, such as Shires Cem and Riley-Harper Cem, alongside rural landmarks like Old Lasea Ch and New Bethel Ch, provides a clear view of the area's social fabric.

In the southern portion, the Duck River carves a deep loop at Jones Bend, marking the transition to more varied terrain near Jones Creek. The presence of small crossroads stores like Lunns Store and Reeds Store highlights the decentralized commerce of the late 1940s, while schools such as Choctaw Sch and Wilson Sch indicate the distribution of the population before post-war consolidation altered the rural Tennessee educational system.