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1950 Map of Sunnyhill

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Sunnyhill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Hatchie River meanders through the expansive Hatchie Bottom at the southern edge of this West Tennessee landscape, characterized by a complex network of oxbows and backwaters like Horseshoe Cutoff and the Powell Lakes. To the north, the terrain transitions into the settled uplands surrounding Brownsville, where the Seaboard Highway serves as a primary transit corridor.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural community landmarks, including numerous family and church burial grounds such as Rosenwald Cem, Knights of Pythias Cem, and Beech Grove Cem. The social fabric of the era is evident in the distribution of local institutions like Marvin Chapel and Springfield Sch, alongside smaller settlements like Sunnyhill and Powell Camp. The map documents the persistent agricultural and river-based character of Haywood County before modern developments altered these traditional rural patterns.