1949 Map of Rover

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes across this landscape, separating the headwaters of Concord Creek from the drainage basins of Fruit Valley Creek and Alexander Creek. This 1949 survey, field-checked just after the war and later updated with 1979 aerial data, captures the rural character of the Rutherford and Bedford county line. The settlement of Rover serves as a local hub, surrounded by a dense network of family cemeteries and country churches that speak to generations of upland farming. Notable landmarks such as Puckett Store and Vernon Corner School highlight the civic focal points of these small communities. The terrain transitions from the low-lying Byler Bottoms to prominent rises like Versailles Knob and Pinnacle Hill, illustrating the varied topography of middle Tennessee's interior before modern expansion altered these rural corridors.