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1950 Map of Ransom Stand

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Ransom Stand
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

McFalls Ridge anchors this 1950s survey of the wooded highlands where Tennessee meets Alabama. The settlement pattern here is dictated by the deep hollows and creek beds, with small communities and family landmarks concentrated along Grassy Creek and Horse Creek. At Ransom Stand, the landscape reveals a cluster of social centers including the Centenary Cem and Johnson School, while the upland terrain is monitored by the Lutts Lookout Tower.

The presence of numerous small burying grounds like Gean Cem and Brown Cem, alongside local institutions like McFalls Ch and Second Creek Church, indicates a deeply rooted rural population. This map captures the area just as the Natchez Trace Parkway was becoming a modern fixture through the eastern portion of the quadrangle, cutting across the established drainage patterns of Patterson Hollow and Weatherford Branch.