1930s Maps of Marion 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 Shellmound

   

   1936 Shellmound

   1936 Print · USGS

   The tristate borderlands of Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee are captured here in the mid-1930s before the flooding of the Guntersville Reservoir. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Stephens Cem, Burnett Chapel, and several local schools like Poplar Spring Sch.

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7. 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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10. 1936 Map of Orme

    

    1936 Orme

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Cumberland Plateau mining economy and valley settlements are preserved in this mid-1930s survey of Marion County. Genealogists and industrial historians can trace the rail lines at Orme, the Battle Creek Mines, and community sites like Sweden Cove Sch.

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13. 1936 Map of Bridgeport

    

    1936 Bridgeport

    1936 Print · USGS

    Bridgeport and the Tennessee River valley are seen here in the mid-1930s, just as the proposed Guntersville Reservoir was set to reshape the riverbank. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Richard City, locate the Island Creek Ferry, and find early sites like Mc Daniel Chapel and Concord Sch.

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16. 1936 Map of Whitwell

    

    1936 Whitwell

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Sequatchie Valley and Cumberland Plateau are documented in the mid-1930s, showing a landscape shaped by coal and rail. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Walker Cem, Red Hill Sch, and the historic Ketner Mill.

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19. 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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22. 1936 Map of Ketner Gap

    

    1936 Ketner Gap

    1936 Print · USGS

    Marion and Sequatchie counties appear in the mid-1930s as a landscape of isolated coal mines and ridge-top gaps. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through Grayson Cem, Sulphur Springs Sch, and the industrial sites at Barnes Mine.

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25. 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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28. 1936 Map of Hooker

    

    1936 Hooker

    1936 Print · USGS

    Northwest Georgia and neighboring Tennessee appear here in the mid-thirties, showing a landscape defined by mountain gaps and river valleys. Researchers can trace the path of Southern Railway through Morganville or locate family sites like Bethlehem Cem and Slygo Ch.

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31. 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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34. 1936 Map of Wauhatchie

    

    1936 Wauhatchie

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee River gorge comes alive in this mid-1930s survey of the Marion and Hamilton county line during the early TVA era. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like French Cem and Mc Nabb Cem, or locate industry at Aetna and several Mines (Abandoned).

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37. 1936 Map of Sequatchie

    

    1936 Sequatchie

    1936 Print · USGS

    Marion County is captured during its mid-1930s transformation as the TVA restructured the Tennessee River for hydroelectric power. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks like Rankin Ferry and the Marion County Home, or trace family roots at Old Union Cem and Wesley Chapel.

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40. 1936 Map of Chattanooga

    

    1936 Chattanooga

    1936 Print · USGS

    Chattanooga and the Tennessee River are shown here in the mid-thirties as the river valley underwent massive transformation. Trace the historic street grid and landmarks like the Incline Railway, National Cem, and Moccasin Bend.

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43. 1936 Map of Doran Cove

    

    1936 Doran Cove

    1936 Print · USGS

    Jackson County and the Tennessee River are captured here in the mid-1930s as the Tennessee Valley Authority planned the region's modernization. Researchers can locate family landmarks like the Rosenwald Sch, Widows Bar Lock and Dam, and Bonaventure Cem.

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46. 1936 Map of South Pittsburg

    

    1936 South Pittsburg

    1936 Print · USGS

    Marion County is seen here during a pivotal era of transformation as the Tennessee Valley Authority prepared for new reservoirs. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like Gilliam Cem or Raulstontown, alongside the river-based commerce of the South Pittsburg Ferry.

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