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1959 Map of Whiteville

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Whiteville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Whiteville stands as the primary hub at the intersection of rail and road in this West Tennessee landscape, originally surveyed in the mid-1950s and updated to reflect late-20th-century growth. The terrain is defined by a dense network of waterways including the Loosahatchie River and Big Muddy Creek, which feed into a system of man-made drainage through a prominent Canal.

Genealogical interest is high across this territory, as the map records several family-named landmarks and rural institutions that anchored these small farming communities. Many of these sites, such as Smith No 3 Sch and Lewis Sch, represent the localized educational system of a previous era. The rural landscape is dotted with numerous small burial grounds and places of worship, including Carnes Cem, Farley Cem, and Smyrna Ch, alongside the State Reservation located southeast of the main township.