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1979 Map of Tracy

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Tracy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The waters of Peter Creek and its many tributaries, including Caney Fork and Dry Fork, define the topography of this rural landscape along the Barren and Monroe County line. In the early 1950s, the area maintained a dense network of small community institutions, centered around settlements like Tracy and Etoile. Local life was anchored by numerous country churches such as Pleasant Hill Ch and Kirby Grove Ch, alongside rural schoolhouses like the Moore Sch and Pitcock Sch.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named burial sites, including the Kinslow Cem, Bradshaw Cem, and Chambers Cem. The map captures a moment before major cultural or drainage changes occurred, preserving the locations of these small landmarks and the winding paths of branches like Hunt Branch and Indian Camp Branch that once dictated the placement of early homesteads and roads.