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1953 Map of Tennessee City

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Tennessee City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Valley Divide ridge serves as the topographical backbone of this Tennessee landscape, separating the intricate drainage systems of Hurricane Creek to the west and Davidson Creek to the east. At the center of this rural network lies Tennessee City, where the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the historic Broadway of America highway intersect. This survey, updated with 1970s photogrammetric revisions, captures the community's evolution, including the Tennessee City School and a Community Center that mark the settlement's core.

Beyond the main transit corridors, the map reveals a high density of family-named landmarks and cemeteries, essential for genealogical research in this part of Humphreys and Dickson counties. Significant sites like Few Chapel and its associated Few Chapel Cem sit alongside more isolated burial grounds such as Washburn Cem and Berryman Cem. The presence of a dismantled railroad line branching north toward Gun Hollow provides a clear record of changing industrial and timber transport patterns in the mid-20th century.