1930s Maps of Grundy County, Tennessee

1. 1936 Map of Palmer

   

   1936 Palmer

   1936 Print · USGS

   Mid-1930s Grundy County comes alive through this look at the plateau's rail-and-coal industry. Trace the complex narrow gage routes serving the Clifty Mines or locate family roots near Tatesville and Griffith Sch.

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4. 1936 Map of Daus

   

   1936 Daus

   1936 Print · USGS

   The Sequatchie Valley was a bustling corridor of rail and river industry in the mid-1930s, caught between the Cumberland Plateau and Walden Ridge. Genealogists and historians can locate old schools and cemeteries like John Henry Chapel Sch, Stone Cem, and the community of Cartwright.

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7. 1936 Map of Sewanee

   

   1936 Sewanee

   1936 Print · USGS

   The Cumberland Plateau and the Sewanee campus are captured here in the mid-1930s, showing a unique mountain landscape of academics and industry. Trace family roots at Cherry Cem or follow the path of the Cowan Tunnel and the Kelley Mine.

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10. 1936 Map of Alto

    

    1936 Alto

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Elk River valley at the Coffee and Franklin County line was a landscape of small settlements and river crossings in the mid-1930s. Genealogists can trace family roots through landmarks like Patton Sch, Bells Mill, and the Abernathy Cem.

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13. 1936 Map of Burrow Cove

    

    1936 Burrow Cove

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee is shown in the mid-1930s, featuring the deep hollows and high points of Grundy County. Researchers can trace historic landmarks like Wonder Cave, CCC Camp No 1476, and rural centers such as Piedmont and Summerfield.

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16. 1936 Map of Tracy City

    

    1936 Tracy City

    1936 Print · USGS

    The industrial and social fabric of the Cumberland Plateau is detailed here in the mid-1930s. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rail networks of the St Louis and Chattanooga Railroad and locate community landmarks like Burkett Chapel and the Nyack Sch.

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19. 1936 Map of Monteagle

    

    1936 Monteagle

    1936 Print · USGS

    Monteagle and the surrounding Cumberland Plateau are captured here in the mid-1930s, showing the complex interaction between mountain travel and valley settlement. Researchers can trace historic schools and churches like Jumpoff Sch, St Johns Ch, and the high-altitude Monteagle Falls.

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22. 1936 Map of Morrison

    

    1936 Morrison

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Barren Plateau in the mid-1930s shows a landscape of upland drainage and early utility expansion. Local researchers can trace the Tennessee River Basin Divide and early infrastructure like the T E P C O Trans Line and Grassy Pond.

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25. 1936 Map of Hillsboro

    

    1936 Hillsboro

    1936 Print · USGS

    Coffee and Grundy counties appear here during the mid-1930s, showing the rural landscape where the Tennessee Basin meets the plateau. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Price Cem, Zion Hill Ch, and schools such as Stephenson Sch.

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28. 1936 Map of White City

    

    1936 White City

    1936 Print · USGS

    Marion and Grundy Counties were still defined by remote plateau life and timber or mining interests in the mid-1930s. Genealogists can locate family homesites near White City, Lankford Town, or rural schools like Prior Sch and Foster Falls Sch.

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31. 1936 Map of Cane Hollow

    

    1936 Cane Hollow

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Cumberland Plateau in the mid-1930s is captured here just as modern aerial surveying began to detail its complex drainage basins. Trace the old path of State Highway No 108 and locate landmarks like the Altamont Fire Tower and the headwaters of the Elk River at Burrows Cove.

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34. 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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