The boundary between Williamson and Rutherford counties divides this landscape of mid-Tennessee, where historical family legacies are preserved in dozens of small burial grounds. Small settlements like Almaville, Windrow, and Rockvale anchor a community defined by its topography and water sources. To the south, the karst geology of the region is evident at Snail Shell Cave Spring and Blue Sink, while prominent heights such as Scales Mountain and Indian Mountain overlook the drainage basins of the Harpeth River and Overall Creek. The area’s transition into the modern era is marked by small aviation hubs like Triune Airfield and Mc Donald Airport, which sit among long-established landmarks like the Windrow Church Cemetery and Lytle-Banks Cemetery. The dense concentration of family-named cemeteries, including the McClaren-Marable and Wray-Covington plots, offers a detailed record for genealogical research in this rural corridor south of Murfreesboro.
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1916 · Murfreesboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Chapel Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1936 · Rover
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1936 · Fosterville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1942 · Lebanon
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1944 · Shelbyville
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1949 · Rover
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Chapel Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Fosterville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Walterhill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000