1951 Map of Riverside

About this map

Buffalo River meanders across this mid-century survey of the Tennessee Highland Rim, revealing a landscape defined by its deep hollows and narrow bottomlands. Small family settlements such as Riverside, Providence, and Voorhies anchor the river valley, while the surrounding ridges are marked by names like Newburg Ridge and Waynesboro Ridge. The map documents a rural economy in transition, where traditional farming in the Texas Bottoms and Buffalo Valley exists alongside active strip mines located south of Providence. Significant historical and recreational landmarks are evident, including the northern stretches of the Lewis State Forest and the Natchez Trace Parkway. Notable for genealogists are the numerous family burial grounds scattered across the terrain, from Banks Cem near the river to the Pollock Cem in the northeast, alongside local gathering places like the Grinders Creek Ch.