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1965 Map of Somerville

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Somerville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Somerville town center serves as the hub of this Fayette County landscape during the mid-1960s, defined by its position at the intersection of local commerce and the Louisville and Nashville railroad line. The map captures a transition in infrastructure, from the industrial Waterworks and Radio Tower (KIA) near the Loosahatchie River Canal to the rural expanses of the south where the North Fork meets the Wolf River.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of family-named landmarks and community anchors, including the County Training Sch, Brooks Sch, and over a dozen cemeteries such as Stitts Cem, Peebles Cem, and Smiths Chapel Cem. The settlement patterns of Williston and Pattersonville appear alongside aviation markers like the Ozier Landing Field and the Lookout Tower, reflecting a decade of established local utility and steady land use before modern suburban expansion.