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1936 Map of Arab

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Arab
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Arab sits at a geographic crossroads in 1936, where the Tennessee Basin meets the Warrior Basin across a prominent ridge line. This survey, conducted before the landscape was fully transformed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, shows the proposed extent of the Guntersville Reservoir creeping into the eastern valleys. The area is defined by a dense network of rural infrastructure, including many family-named landmarks like Ellenberg's Mill and Johnsons Mill.

Social life in the mid-1930s centered on numerous country schools and churches such as Braisher Chapel Sch, Rocky Mtn Ch, and Friendship Sch. The map also preserves the historic Cherokee Boundary line and the county borders between Marshall, Cullman, and Blount. Notable transport features include State Highway No 31 and several mountain gaps like Fall Gap and Fry Gap that dictated the flow of local travel.