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1968 Map of Scottsboro

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Scottsboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Cumberland River carves a dramatic path through this 1968 survey of Davidson County, defining the agricultural and industrial landscape of Cockrill Bend, Whites Bend, and Bells Bend. This riverine geometry is dominated by the State Penitentiary along the eastern shore, while Cheatham Lake begins to broaden the waterway to the west. On the higher ground, rural communities like Scottsboro and Horton Heights are shown in their late-1960s state, just as the suburban footprint of West Meade and Brookmeade begins to expand outward from Nashville.

Local history is preserved in the network of country roads and crossings, notably Cleeces Ferry and the Old Hydes Ferry Road. Educational and religious foundations are well-documented, from the Wade Sch and Charlotte Park Sch to several small congregations including New Bethel Ch and Watkins Chapel. The topography is a complex system of named hollows, such as Tidwell Hollow and Spice Wood Hollow, which sheltered early farmsteads and cemeteries.