1954 Map of Union City

About this map

Union City stands as a bustling regional hub in the mid-1950s, defined by the intersection of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central railroads. This detailed survey captures the town's mid-century footprint, from the central Courthouse and Armory to the outlying County Hospital. The surrounding Obion County landscape is a mosaic of small farming communities and rural spiritual centers, such as Woodland Mills and Gibbs. Genealogists will find a wealth of specific data in the numerous family-named burial grounds and churches scattered across the terrain, including the Wise-Holloway Cem, Scott Cem, and Beulah Ch. To the southeast, the North Fork Obion River meanders through bottomlands, while various tributaries like Reelfoot Creek and Hoosier Creek drain the undulating hills, illustrating the natural water system that influenced local settlement patterns before modern development.