1949 Map of Wartrace

About this map

The Louisville And Nashville Railroad and Nashville Chattanooga And ST Louis Railroad converge at Wartrace, a vital rail junction where the town’s layout reflects its origins as a transportation hub. In the late 1940s, the landscape is defined by its deep genealogical roots, visible through a dense network of family-named burial grounds like Hazel Cem, Cortner Cem, and Coffee Cem. To the north, the town of Bell Buckle is anchored by the Webb School, while the surrounding terrain is carved by the Wartrace Creek and Garrison Fork river systems. Settlement patterns follow the hollows and ridges, with small communities like Justice and Fairfield linked by old routes like the Fairfield Pike. The map reveals a transition from these early crossroads toward more established rural infrastructure, evidenced by the scattered presence of the Puncheon Camp School and New Hope Church among the limestone knobs and valleys.