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1946 Map of Spring Hill

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Spring Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The rolling landscape along the border of Williamson and Maury Counties is dominated by the strategic corridor of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. This 1946 survey, revised with 1967 photography, shows the agricultural and early industrial transition of the Spring Hill and Thompsons Station area. The interior is marked by numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Harrison Cem, Murfree Cem, and Walton Cem, which serve as vital markers for local genealogical research.

Terrain features like Susan Ridge and the Tennessee Divide separate the drainage of the West Harpeth River from the Duck River basin. While much of the land remains centered on settlements like Burwood and West Harpeth, evidence of resource extraction appears in the form of several Strip Mines, some noted as partially reclaimed. Religious and educational centers, including Leipers Fork Church and the Mt Laverne School, anchor the rural crossroads of the mid-20th century.