1950s Maps of Fentress County, Tennessee

1. 1950 Map of Clarkrange

   

   1950 Clarkrange

   1950 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Fentress County is defined here by the high-plateau route of the Alvin C York Highway and the rugged breaks of the Cumberland Plateau. You can trace family homesteads near Muddy Pond, local schools like Martha Washington School, and the crossroads at Clarkrange.

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4. 1952 Map of Honey Creek, 1953 Print

   

   1952 Honey Creek

   1953 Print · USGS

   Scott and Fentress counties are documented in the early 1950s, showing a landscape of river-carved ridges and remote homesteads. Genealogists can trace family connections at Blevins Cem or locate the sites of Honey Creek School and Zenith.

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7. 1952 Map of Rugby, 1953 Print

   

   1952 Rugby

   1953 Print · USGS

   The Morgan and Scott County borderlands appear here in the early fifties as a landscape of timbered hills and railway towns. Researchers can trace family history through numerous burial sites like Rugby Cem and Webb Cem or follow the Southern Railway through Sixteen Tunnel.

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10. 1954 Map of Stockton, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Stockton

    1955 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Fentress County is captured here in a moment of rural stability before modern development altered the plateau landscape. Genealogists can trace family footprints through the Stockton Sch and numerous burial grounds like Royalston Cem and Christian Cem.

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13. 1954 Map of Burrville, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Burrville

    1955 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Fentress County is defined here by the deep gorge of the Clear Fork and the remote settlements of the plateau. Local historians can locate vanished landmarks like Silver Pine Sch and Gatewood Bridge or trace family roots near Armathwaite.

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16. 1954 Map of Jamestown, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Jamestown

    1955 Print · USGS

    Jamestown and the surrounding Fentress County plateau are captured here in the mid-fifties, centered on the legacy of the Alvin C York Institute. Genealogists and historians can trace family sites at Crockett Cem, the settlement of Allardt, and local landmarks like the Drive-in Theater.

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19. 1954 Map of Grimsley, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Grimsley

    1955 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Fentress County is captured here as the Cumberland Plateau plateau communities of Grimsley and Banner Springs centered along the Alvin C York Highway. Researchers can locate numerous family burial grounds and country schools like the Tench Sch and Ward Cem.

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22. 1954 Map of Pall Mall, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Pall Mall

    1956 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Tennessee and Kentucky come alive in the mid-1950s, centered on the community of Pall Mall. Trace local history through the many rural landmarks of the Wolf River valley, including York Bible Sch, Travisville Ch, and the Alvin C York Highway.

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25. 1955 Map of Sharp Place, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Sharp Place

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee-Kentucky borderlands come alive in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape shaped by national forests and small ridge-top communities. Genealogists can locate family sites like Akers Chapel, Sharp Place Cemetery, and the Langham School.

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28. 1955 Map of Wilder, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Wilder

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century coal country in Fentress County is captured here just as the extractive economy reshaped the Cumberland Plateau. Researchers can trace the legacy of industrial sites like the Strip Mines and the Tennessee Central railroad near Wilder and Davidson.

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31. 1955 Map of Barthell SW, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Barthell SW

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee and Kentucky borderlands in the mid-fifties reveal a landscape of deep river gorges and isolated ridge-top schools. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations along No Business Creek and find the site of the Station Camp Sch.

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34. 1956 Map of Riverton, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Riverton

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee uplands near the Pickett and Fentress county line are seen here in the mid-fifties, just as the Dale Hollow Reservoir altered the local valleys. Genealogists can trace remote family sites like Hinds Cem, the Cedar Grove Ch, and schools like Broad Door Sch.

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37. 1956 Map of Corbin, 1966 Print

    

    1956 Corbin

    1966 Print · USGS

    The Kentucky and Tennessee borderlands are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing the region's shift toward modern interstate travel and reservoir development. Genealogists and historians can trace old community lines near Albany and Monticello or locate early rail junctions along the Southern and Tennessee Central lines.

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40. 1958 Map of Corbin

    

    1958 Corbin

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Upper Cumberland borderlands appear in the late 1950s as massive reservoirs and early atomic-era growth reshape the region. Trace family roots and vanished landmarks near Lake Cumberland, Oak Ridge, and the Cumberland National Forest.

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