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1964 Map of Tibbs

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Tibbs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Bethel and Tibbs anchor a landscape defined by small agrarian communities and a dense network of country roads in mid-1960s Haywood County. The terrain is marked by the winding courses of Nixon Creek and the S Fk Forked Deer R, where small water bodies like Cannon Lake and Duffy Lake interrupt the woodlots and fields. This era in West Tennessee shows a high density of rural education and worship centers, evidenced by the numerous small schools and churches that served as local anchors, such as Travelers Rest Sch and Antioch Ch.

A network of local lanes, including Fourmile Lane and Sulphur Springs Road, connects disparate settlements like Christmasville and Rudolph. Of particular interest to researchers is the inclusion of property-level detail, with fine red dashed lines indicating field and fence lines visible from aerial surveys. This level of documentation allows for a precise study of 20th-century land use and local genealogy, pinpointing sites like Woodlawn Cem near the western boundary.