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1969 Map of Water Valley

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Water Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Illinois Central railroad corridor anchors this survey of the Kentucky-Tennessee borderlands, connecting the agricultural trade hubs of Water Valley and Fulton. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Bayou de Chien and its various forks, including the South Fork and Harris Fork, which carve through the undulating terrain of Hickman and Graves counties. This era reveals a community deeply rooted in its local institutions, evidenced by the numerous country churches like Boaz Chapel and Trinity Ch.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, from the Camp Beauregard Cem to the Pleasant Valley Cem and Enon Cem. The town of Fulton shows its burgeoning development with street-level detail including Reed St and Maiden St, while the inclusion of a Gravel Pit and a prominent Radio Tower points to the mid-century industrial and communications infrastructure supporting the region.