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1958 Map of Turners Station

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Turners Station
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Louisville and Nashville tracks run through the eastern corridor of this Sumner County landscape, linking the community at Westmoreland with the namesake Turners Station. The terrain is defined by the complex drainage systems of Middle Fork Dutch Creek and Sulphur Fork Creek, which have carved deep hollows into the highland. This network of ridges is populated by a high density of rural institutions, particularly country churches like Bostic Chapel, Maple Grove Ch, and New Hope Ch, reflecting a deeply rooted settlement pattern.

Small agricultural hubs such as Fairfield, Pondville, and Bransford are connected by a mix of improved roads and older routes, including a Jeep Trail traversing the northern hills. Genealogists can trace family footprints across numerous unnamed cemeteries and landmarks like Buffalo Springs or the bridge at Rock Bridge. The map captures the area just before significant modernization, showing a world of one-room schoolhouses like Oak Grove Sch and remote valley farms.