1940s Maps of Grainger County, Tennessee

Explore 8 historic maps of Grainger County from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Grainger County, TN maps

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  1. 1940 Map of Talbott
    1940 Map of Talbott
    1940 Talbott
    1940 Print · USGS
    In the Tennessee Valley just before the 1940s, this area shows a landscape shaped by the Holston River and the Southern railroad. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks like Kidwell Ridge Ch, Lawrence Mill, and the Sunderland Cem.

  2. 1941 Map of Dutch Valley, 1963 Print
    1941 Map of Dutch Valley, 1963 Print
    1941 Dutch Valley
    1963 Print · USGS
    Grainger County is captured here in the early 1940s, just as the regional landscape was being reshaped by the Clinch River Reservoir. Genealogists and historians can locate numerous family sites like Bunchtown Cem and Rooker Cem alongside rural landmarks like Beeler Mill and Noe Chapel Sch.
    4 unique versions available

  3. 1941 Map of Swan Island, 1965 Print
    1941 Map of Swan Island, 1965 Print
    1941 Swan Island
    1965 Print · USGS
    Hancock County in the early 1940s is captured in this survey of the river-carved ridges along the Clinch River. Researchers can locate dozens of family landmarks, from Lawson Mill and Manning Ferry to the Barnard Cem and Williams Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1942 Map of Swan Island
    1942 Map of Swan Island
    1942 Swan Island
    1942 Print · USGS
    The ridges of East Tennessee meet the winding Clinch River during the early 1940s, a time when ferries and mills still served rural Hancock and Grainger counties. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Barnard Cem, Lawson Mill, and Manning Ferry.

  5. 1942 Map of Dutch Valley
    1942 Map of Dutch Valley
    1942 Dutch Valley
    1942 Print · USGS
    Eastern Tennessee at the start of the 1940s reveals a landscape of tight-knit valley communities and rugged ridges. Researchers can locate dozens of family cemeteries like Kitts Cem and schools such as Dutch Valley Sch along the Southern Railway.

  6. 1942 Map of Powder Springs
    1942 Map of Powder Springs
    1942 Powder Springs
    1942 Print · USGS
    East Tennessee life in the early 1940s is captured here as the waters of Norris Reservoir reshaped the valley. Researchers can trace family ties at Butcher Cem, Zion Ch, or the Navehill Sch during this era of TVA transformation.

  7. 1942 Map of Howard Quarter, 1957 Print
    1942 Map of Howard Quarter, 1957 Print
    1942 Howard Quarter
    1957 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of Claiborne and Hancock counties are shown here in the early 1940s as the Norris Reservoir transformed the winding Clinch River. Genealogists can trace family landmarks and rural life at Howard Quarter, Seal Chapel, and Mallicoat Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1943 Map of Howard Quarter, 1946 Print
    1943 Map of Howard Quarter, 1946 Print
    1943 Howard Quarter
    1946 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Claiborne and Grainger Counties are defined here by the winding Clinch River and the early influence of the Norris Reservoir. Researchers can trace ancestral sites like Pearson Cem and old community hubs including Howard Quarter Sch and Seal Chapel.
    2 unique versions available

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