Old Maps of Dotson, Tennessee for Genealogy

1. 1883 Map of Morristown

   

   1883 Morristown

   1883 Print · USGS

   East Tennessee in the 1880s is defined by the convergence of mountain ridges and the vital rail corridor through Morristown. Researchers can trace the early industrial landscape of the region through landmarks like Witt's Foundry, Tate's Springs, and the historic Bean's Station.

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4. 1893 Map of Morristown

   

   1893 Morristown

   1893 Print · USGS

   East Tennessee in the 1890s was a landscape of deep mountain ridges and vital rail junctions centered around Morristown. Researchers can trace the nineteenth-century river economy through numerous crossings like Cloud Ferry and find early industry at Lotspeachy Mill.

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7. 1895 Map of Morristown

   

   1895 Morristown

   1895 Print · USGS

   The East Tennessee ridge-and-valley country comes alive in the late nineteenth century as a hub of rail and river transit. Trace the routes of old Evans Ferry or locate vanished stops along the Southern R.R. near Morristown and Bull Gap.

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10. 1935 Map of Tate Springs

    

    1935 Tate Springs

    1935 Print · USGS

    The river valleys of Grainger County are captured here in the mid-1930s as the Tennessee Valley Authority began planning the reservoir. Trace family history through local landmarks like Lawson Mill, Swan Island Ferry, and the community at Tate Springs.

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13. 1935 Map of Avondale

    

    1935 Avondale

    1935 Print · USGS

    Grainger County is captured here in the mid-1930s as the rising Norris Reservoir began to reshape the landscape. Local historians can locate vanished landmarks like Avondale Sch, Shields Cem, and the original crossing at Turley Bridge.

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16. 1938 Map of Avondale, 1954 Print

    

    1938 Avondale

    1954 Print · USGS

    East Tennessee's ridge-and-valley landscape is frozen in time during the late 1930s as the Tennessee Valley Authority began transforming the region's river systems. Researchers can trace ancestral locations through the Avondale Cem, local schools like Prospect Sch, and landmarks including Turley Mill and Idol Cross Roads.

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19. 1939 Map of Avondale

    

    1939 Avondale

    1939 Print · USGS

    Grainger County in the late thirties shows a landscape shaped by the new Norris Reservoir and ancient Appalachian ridges. Family historians can locate dozens of specific sites including Avondale Cem, Turley Mill, and schools like Clinch Mtn Sch.

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22. 1955 Map of Johnson City

    

    1955 Johnson City

    1955 Print · USGS

    East Tennessee and the bordering highlands of Virginia and Kentucky appear here during the post-war industrial boom. You can trace the complex network of mountain ridges and new TVA lakes, from Johnson City to the coalfields near Middlesboro and Lynch.

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25. 1957 Map of Johnson City, 1966 Print

    

    1957 Johnson City

    1966 Print · USGS

    Upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia are shown here during the mid-sixties transition of the Appalachians. Researchers can trace the industrial rail hubs of Kingsport, the sprawling waters of Cherokee Lake, and the historic Cumberland Gap.

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28. 1960 Map of Johnson City

    

    1960 Johnson City

    1960 Print · USGS

    Upper East Tennessee and the surrounding tri-state area are shown in the mid-fifties during the height of the TVA reservoir era. Trace the industrial rail lines of the Southern and Louisville and Nashville between Kingsport and Johnson City.

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31. 1960 Map of Avondale, 1962 Print

    

    1960 Avondale

    1962 Print · USGS

    Grainger County is shown here at the start of the 1960s, defined by the towering ridges and the rising waters of the TVA reservoirs. Researchers can trace rural lineages through the numerous family cemeteries and local landmarks like Thorn Hill Sch, Avondale Springs, and Dotson.

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34. 1963 Map of Johnson City

    

    1963 Johnson City

    1963 Print · USGS

    The Tri-Cities and the surrounding Appalachian ridges are shown in detail during the early sixties, highlighting the era's vital rail and river networks. Genealogists and historians can trace the routes of the Clinchfield RR and locate settlements from Rogersville to Elizabethton.

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37. 1979 Map of Avondale, 1980 Print

    

    1979 Avondale

    1980 Print · USGS

    Grainger County is captured here in the late seventies, showing the traditional farming communities and ridges between the Clinch and Holston Rivers. Trace family roots and local landmarks through dozens of sites like the Dotson Campground Church, Avondale Lookout Tower, and Slave Cem.

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40. 1981 Map of Morristown

    

    1981 Morristown

    1981 Print · USGS

    East Tennessee's ridge-and-valley corridor is captured here in the early eighties, showing the region's transformation by TVA reservoirs. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Alpha Ch, follow the Southern Railway, or locate the Young Mine.

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43. 2022 Map of Avondale, 2022 Print

    

    2022 Avondale

    2022 Print · USGS

    Richland Valley and the ridges of Grainger County appear here in a period of settled rural community and natural spring mineral sites. Trace family roots at the Slave Cem and Avondale Cem, or locate historic water sites like Iron Water Spring.

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