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1949 Map of Spring Hill

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Spring Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Tennessee Divide and Duck River Ridge define the central geography of this mid-century landscape, where the headwaters of Murfrees Fork and West Harpeth River carve through numerous hollows like Ridley Hollow. The settlement pattern centers on Spring Hill and Thompsons Station, linked by the Louisville and Nashville railroad and the Nashville and Andrew Jackson Highway.

Evidence of rural community life is abundant, with numerous country churches and schools such as Mt Lavergne School and Lawrence Grove Ch dotting the ridges. The terrain transitions into an industrial landscape near the Williamson and Maury county line, where Strip Mines appear alongside family-named landmarks like Walton Cem and Patton Cem. This 1946 field examination captures the region as it maintained its agricultural character while expanding its extraction industries.