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1950 Map of Waverly

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Waverly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Waverly serves as the focal point of this Humphreys County landscape, where the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad parallels Trace Creek through the center of town. The topography is defined by an intricate network of hollows, such as Pennywinkle Hollow and Sectionhouse Hollow, which drain toward the prominent waterways. To the southwest, the Duck River meets the expansive Kentucky Lake, marking the Kentucky Reservation Boundary and the Tennessee National Migratory Wildlife Refuge.

Genealogists will find a high density of family burial sites, including the Burnham Cemeteries, McKelvy Cemetery, and Vaden Cemetery. Local infrastructure of the mid-century is well-documented, from the Humphreys County Airport west of town to rural education centers like Spann School and Pleasant Hill School. The map also captures several natural springs, such as Wyly Spring and Carnell Spring, which historically dictated settlement patterns in the Tennessee valley.