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1953 Map of Winfield

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Winfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Southern railroad corridor forms the spine of this mid-century survey, tracking the border where MC Creary Co Kentucky meets Scott Co Tennessee. The settlement of Winfield serves as a central hub, surrounded by a dense network of local institutions that reflect the region's community life in the early 1950s. Named schools such as Emby King Sch and Upper Marsh Creek Sch are plotted alongside numerous country churches, including Highway Ch and Pleasant Grove Ch.

Industry and topography converge in the northern portion of the map, where Strip Mines are visible within the Cumberland National Forest. This landscape of high ridges like Honeycutt Mountain is deeply dissected by the drainages of Roaring Paunch Creek and Marsh Creek. Family history is recorded through numerous small burial grounds such as Jones Cem, Stephens Cem, and Chitwood Cem, which are scattered throughout the hollows and along the timbered slopes of the Cumberland Plateau.