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1936 Map of Yuma

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway serves as a central artery for this section of West Tennessee, connecting the settlements of Yuma and Wildersville as it cuts across the landscape. Produced by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the USGS in the mid-1930s, the map reveals a rural economy structured around numerous schools and community focal points such as New Hope Ch and Mt Pisgah Ch.

A complex network of watercourses, including the Big Sandy River and various artificial channels like the Drainage Ditch, underscores the region's managed hydrology. For those researching family history, several burial sites are documented, including Farmsville Cem, Greener Cem, and Kiser Cem. The distribution of rural education is well-represented by localized institutions such as Belgrade Sch, Hopewell Sch, and Burch Sch.