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1950 Map of Sunnyhill

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Sunnyhill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Hatchie River meanders across the southern portion of this Haywood County landscape, shaping the wide alluvial terrain of the Hatchie Bottom. This area is preserved within the Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, where a complex network of oxbows and backwaters like Horseshoe Cutoff and the Powell Lakes define the river's historic course. Further north, the elevation rises into a rolling agricultural upland where the regional transport network is anchored by the Louisville and Nashville railroad and the Broadway of America.

Local life is recorded through a dense cluster of rural institutions, including the Springfield Sch and numerous country churches such as Marvin Chapel and Beech Grove Ch. The eastern edge of Brownsville is visible, featuring a significant concentration of burial sites including the Knights of Pythias Cem, Magnolia Cem, and Rosenwald Cem. These features, alongside landmarks like the County Farm, provide a clear picture of the mid-century social and transit infrastructure in West Tennessee.