1930s Maps of Bledsoe County, Tennessee

1. 1935 Map of Melvine

   

   1935 Melvine

   1935 Print · USGS

   Bledsoe County’s rural mountain life is preserved here in the mid-1930s, as the valley floor and plateaus were still defined by family-named hollows and gaps. Researchers can locate remote community landmarks like Sunny Meadow Sch, the Lida Thurman Cem, and the village of Melvine.

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4. 1935 Map of Morgan Springs

   

   1935 Morgan Springs

   1935 Print · USGS

   Walden Ridge and the Tennessee valley transition are documented here in the mid-1930s, showing a landscape of small schools and plateau settlements. Researchers can trace the Cumberland Escarpment to find Henderson Mill, Morgan Springs, and the Incline railroad.

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7. 1935 Map of Soddy

   

   1935 Soddy

   1935 Print · USGS

   The Cumberland Escarpment meets the industrial valley floor north of Chattanooga in the mid-1930s. Researchers can trace family roots at Hotwater Cem or locate the old Rathburn Station along the Southern Railway.

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10. 1935 Map of Pennine

    

    1935 Pennine

    1935 Print · USGS

    Rhea County is captured here in the mid-1930s, showing the intersection of ridge-top settlements and valley transport corridors. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Milo Post Office, the Rector Mine, and Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

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13. 1935 Map of Brockdell

    

    1935 Brockdell

    1935 Print · USGS

    Bledsoe County is captured in the mid-1930s as the Tennessee Valley Authority began modernizing the Cumberland Plateau. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Gragle Cem and Lusk Sch, or trace the original Nashville Transmission Line.

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16. 1935 Map of Billingsley Gap

    

    1935 Billingsley Gap

    1935 Print · USGS

    Bledsoe County at the onset of the Tennessee Valley Authority era shows a landscape defined by the steep descent from the plateau to the river valley. Genealogists can trace family landmarks and rural hubs like Iron Hill Cem, Mt Zion Sch, and the Emery Mill.

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19. 1935 Map of Brayton

    

    1935 Brayton

    1935 Print · USGS

    Walden Ridge was undergoing a rapid transformation in the mid-1930s as new electrical infrastructure reached into the plateau settlements. Researchers can locate the Brayton Sch, Hickory Grove Cem, and long-standing family locations like Hendon and McGill.

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22. 1935 Map of Mount Airy

    

    1935 Mount Airy

    1935 Print · USGS

    Bledsoe County is documented here in the mid-1930s, showing the agricultural valley between the plateau and the ridge. You can trace early family sites like Ewtonville Siding, Walkers Ford, and Sunny Side Sch along the river and rail lines.

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25. 1935 Map of Vandever

    

    1935 Vandever

    1935 Print · USGS

    Cumberland County saw significant changes in the 1930s as federal projects and new highways reshaped the plateau. Local historians can trace the early layout of Cumberland Homesteads and find landmarks like Hale Chapel and New Era Sch.

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28. 1935 Map of Pikeville

    

    1935 Pikeville

    1935 Print · USGS

    Bledsoe County is documented here in the mid-1930s as the New Deal began reshaping the Sequatchie Valley. Researchers can trace ancestral locations through Shoemate Cem, locate the CCC Camp Sam Houston No 1466, or follow the Alvin C York Highway.

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31. 1935 Map of Graysville

    

    1935 Graysville

    1935 Print · USGS

    Rhea and Hamilton counties are shown in detail during the mid-1930s, caught between the ridge-and-valley terrain and the river. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Welch Cem, trace the historic Blythe Ferry, or find CCC Camp No 3470.

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34. 1935 Map of Smart Mountain

    

    1935 Smart Mountain

    1935 Print · USGS

    The Cumberland Plateau highlands are captured here in the mid-1930s at the junction of Van Buren, Bledsoe, and Sequatchie counties. Local historians can trace the foundations of the community at the Hitchcock Sch and Hitchcock Cem near Smart Mtn.

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37. 1936 Map of Henson Gap

    

    1936 Henson Gap

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee highlands near Henson Gap are captured in the mid-1930s as the TVA modernization began to reach these rural ridges. Genealogists and local historians can trace family land near Lewis Chapel Sch, Davis Chapel Ch, and the banks of Soddy Creek.

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40. 1936 Map of Grassy Cove

    

    1936 Grassy Cove

    1936 Print · USGS

    Cumberland County life in the mid-1930s is defined by the unique karst geology of the plateau and its isolated mountain settlements. Researchers can pinpoint rural landmarks like Jewett Ch, the Linary Sch, and the high mountain pass at Key Reed Gap.

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43. 1936 Map of Savage Point

    

    1936 Savage Point

    1936 Print · USGS

    The high Cumberland Plateau meets the Sequatchie Valley during the mid-1930s, showing the early reach of regional power lines. Researchers can find family burial sites like Mc Laughlin Cem, the local Fredona Sch, and Travis Mill on the creek.

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