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1961 Map of Springfield South

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Springfield South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The southern outskirts of Springfield anchor the rolling landscape of Robertson County in the early 1960s, a region defined by agricultural crossroads and a dense network of local landmarks. The map illustrates a social geography of rural Tennessee, where community life centered on points like Glover Crossroad and Coopertown. Numerous religious and educational sites are documented, including St Michaels Ch, New Chapel Ch, and the Flewellyn School.

A network of watercourses, such as Sulphur Fk and Sycamore Creek, carves through the terrain, while the boundaries of Davidson and Cheatham counties meet in the south. Genealogists will find particular value in the scattered family-name cemeteries, such as Murphy Cem, White Cem, and Lipscomb Cem, which provide tangible links to the area's 20th-century residents. The appearance of the County Farm and multiple pipelines reflects the shifting land use as the area balanced traditional farming with modern infrastructure.