1900s (20th Century) Maps of Imperial Group Subdivision, Tennessee

1. 1901 Map of Cleveland

   

   1901 Cleveland

   1901 Print · USGS

   Southeast Tennessee was a thriving hub of river and rail commerce at the dawn of the twentieth century. Genealogists can trace family homesteads near vanished landmarks like Marble Switch, Bunker Hill Ferry, or the early settlements of Riceville and Benton.

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4. 1935 Map of South Cleveland

   

   1935 South Cleveland

   1935 Print · USGS

   Southeast Tennessee in the mid-1930s is defined here by its ridge-and-valley landscape and rural crossroads. Genealogists and historians can locate family landmarks like Trues Chapel Cem, the Pentecostal Orphans Home, and Norman Chapel Sch.

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7. 1943 Map of South Cleveland, 1946 Print

   

   1943 South Cleveland

   1946 Print · USGS

   The foothills of Bradley County come alive in this mid-1940s survey of the ridge-and-valley landscape around the Cleveland city limits. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of local society at the Pentecostal Orphanage, find the Lead Mine, or locate family burial grounds like Seaborn Cem.

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10. 1953 Map of Chattanooga

    

    1953 Chattanooga

    1953 Print · USGS

    Southeast Tennessee in the early fifties shows a landscape reshaped by river management and rail power. Trace the rail lines of the Southern Ry through riverside towns or locate the preserved grounds of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.

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13. 1957 Map of Chattanooga, 1966 Print

    

    1957 Chattanooga

    1966 Print · USGS

    East Tennessee in the mid-1960s shows a landscape of massive hydroelectric reservoirs and emerging industrial sites like the Atomic Energy Commission (Oak Ridge Area). Trace the rail networks of the Southern Ry through Chattanooga or locate family-named ridges across the Cumberland Plateau.

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16. 1959 Map of Chattanooga

    

    1959 Chattanooga

    1959 Print · USGS

    Southeast Tennessee is shown here during a decade of industrial growth and hydroelectric development. Trace the regional rail networks of the Southern Ry and find landmark sites like Lookout Mountain, Fall Creek Falls State Park, and Chattanooga.

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19. 1960 Map of Chattanooga

    

    1960 Chattanooga

    1960 Print · USGS

    Southeast Tennessee and the southern Appalachians are shown here at the height of the river-management era. You can trace the valley rail lines and locate Lookout Mountain and the expansive waters of Chickamauga Reservoir.

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22. 1964 Map of Chattanooga

    

    1964 Chattanooga

    1964 Print · USGS

    Southeast Tennessee and the western Carolinas appear in the mid-sixties as a powerhouse of river-driven industry and mountain wilderness. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-town lineages along the Southern Ry or locate family landmarks near Watts Bar Lake and Tellico Plains.

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25. 1965 Map of South Cleveland, 1966 Print

    

    1965 South Cleveland

    1966 Print · USGS

    Southeast Tennessee is captured here in the mid-sixties as the suburbs of Cleveland began to reach toward White Oak Mountain. Researchers can trace family history through sites like Seaborn Cem, Hopewell Sch, and the Bachman Memorial Childrens Home.

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28. 1981 Map of Cleveland

    

    1981 Cleveland

    1981 Print · USGS

    Southeast Tennessee and Western North Carolina are documented here in the early eighties, as the Tennessee Valley Authority managed the region's vast river and forest resources. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the Southern and Louisville and Nashville or locate industrial sites in the Copper Basin and settlements like Ducktown.

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