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1950 Map of Tennessee Colony

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

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Cayuga Oil Field and the Blackfoot Oil Field dominate the northern landscape of this survey, highlighting the mid-century petroleum economy of the Anderson and Freestone county border. Along the Trinity River, a complex system of oxbow lakes and bottomlands includes Tyler Ferry Lake and Mossy Lake, indicating the shifting course of the river over time.

Settlement patterns in the late 1940s are defined by small rural hubs such as Tennessee Colony and Cayuga, connected by a network of country churches and schools like Providence Sch and Highway Ch. The map records significant family and community landmarks, including Judson Cem and the Tyler Ferry crossing, which provided vital transit across the river before modern infrastructure bypasses. This record captures the transition from a river-and-creek based agricultural landscape to one shaped by the discovery of oil.