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1936 Map of Whitfield

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Whitfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The winding Duck River and Piney River dominate this 1936 survey of Hickman County, capturing a landscape defined by deep-set bends and narrow hollows. Settled along these waterways are numerous family-named landmarks and rural institutions, from the small community at Whitfield to the Briggs Chapel and Lowe Bend Sch further inland. The river's influence is clear in the naming of large topographical features like Whitson Bend and Council Bend, as well as several prominent islands including Lovett Island and Carothers Island.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of small burial grounds across the terrain, such as Frazier Cem, Witherspoon Cem, and Oakmont Cem. This mid-1930s documentation reflects a rural economy still tightly connected to the river valleys before modern infrastructure shifts, including the route of State Highway No 50 and early utility corridors like the Electric Power Company Trans Line near the northern edge.