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1964 Map of Turnpike

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

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Hatchie Bottom dominates this landscape, where the meandering Hatchie River carves a complex network of oxbows and wetlands across the borders of Haywood, Lauderdale, and Tipton Counties. The terrain is defined by its water, featuring numerous named basins such as Horseshoe Lake, Round Hole Lake, and Cutoff Lake. These features, along with Big Muddy Creek and Cypress Creek, illustrate the hydrologic character of the West Tennessee lowlands before modern extensive drainage altered many such systems.

Upland from the river valley, the small settlements of Orysa and Turnpike serve as local hubs connected by rural corridors like Henning Road and Willis Road. The map provides significant detail for genealogical research, documenting numerous family-named landmarks including Walker School, Estes Cemetery, and St Peters Church. The distribution of these rural schools and churches, such as New Hope School and Macedonia Mercer Cemetery, reveals the decentralized settlement patterns of the mid-20th-century countryside.