1971 Map of Teague

About this map

The Hatchie River Bottom dominates the southwestern corner of this West Tennessee landscape, where the Hatchie River winds through a complex network of wetlands like Otter Pond and Horseshoe Pond. Compiled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the map illustrates the rural intersection of Madison, Hardeman, and Chester Counties during a period of transition for small rail-dependent towns. The Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR and Illinois Central RR lines serve as the primary transport corridors, connecting settlements such as Medon, Toone, and Silerton. Significant acreage is dedicated to the Chickasaw State Park, which encompasses several water bodies including Lake Placid and Ben Henry Lake. For local historians, the map is remarkably dense with family-named landmarks and community centers, from the Toone Sch to numerous rural congregations like Maple Springs Ch and New Union Ch. Numerous small burial grounds, such as Yarbrough Cem and Hickory Grove Cem, are distributed across the hills, offering a detailed record of the mid-20th-century settlement pattern.