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1936 Map of Spot

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Spot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Sugar Creek and its many forks define the rural landscape of this middle Tennessee region, where the borders of Hickman, Humphreys, and Dickson counties converge. Compiled from early aerial photography by the Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS, the map reveals a highly dispersed settlement pattern centered around small schoolhouses and country churches. The hamlet of Spot sits near the southern edge, supported by the Spot Sch and nearby Coleman Cem.

Transport and utility infrastructure is emerging in this mid-1930s survey, marked by an Electric Power Company Transmission Line and a prominent Lookout Tower supervising the wooded ridges. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous family-named landmarks, such as Thornton Cem, Tidwell Cem, and Wetherspoon Hollow Cem, which are tucked away in the deep hollows and branches that feed the local creek systems.