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1957 Map of Woodlawn

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Woodlawn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Fort Campbell Military Reservation occupies the northern half of this landscape, its boundary lines cutting through the drainage basins of Piney Fork and Little West Fork. Just south of the military line, a string of rural settlements follows the path of Highway 79, including Woodlawn and Oakwood. The presence of Gate No 11 and a Lookout Tower near the reservation border highlights the mid-century intersection of civilian and military activity in Montgomery County.

Genealogists may find value in family-named locations such as Blair Cem and Bascomb Ridge. The southern portion of the map is defined by the winding course of the Elk Fork and the waters of Cunningham Broadbent Lake. These topographic details, originally surveyed in the 1950s and updated with 1970s aerial data, show the transition from agricultural bottomlands to the controlled environments of the army post.