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1952 Map of Stanton

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Stanton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Stanton and the surrounding West Tennessee lowlands are captured here in the early 1950s, revealing a landscape defined by the convergence of the Seaboard Line railroad and the historic Broadway Of America highway. The rail-centered settlement at Stanton is flanked by Birds Bower and smaller rural nodes like Keeling and Meux Corner. This area, where Haywood, Tipton, and Fayette counties meet, shows a high density of rural institutions, including Gailor High Sch, Fredonia Sch, and Green Sch, alongside numerous community landmarks such as Belmont Ch and Bethlehem Ch.

The topography is dominated by the sprawling Hatchie Bottom to the north and the drainage networks of Big Muddy Creek and Little Muddy Creek. The transition from the wide marshlands to higher ground is marked by prominent elevations like Meux Hill and Fortescue Hill. Numerous family-named burial grounds, including Wesley Cem and Keeling Cem, provide essential data for genealogists tracing the established families of these three intersecting counties.