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1952 Map of Ausmus

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Ausmus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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Powell Valley serves as the central corridor of this survey, flanked by the massive Cumberland Mountain to the northwest and the winding reaches of Norris Lake to the south. The landscape is a dense network of family-named hollows and ridges, reflecting a deeply rooted rural community in Claiborne County and Union County. The Powell River meanders through the heart of the quadrangle, creating dramatic geographic features like Bostic Bend and Wilson Bend.

Evidence of early industrial and social life is scattered across the terrain, from the Russell Mill on Davis Creek to numerous local institutions such as Pleasant Hill Church and the Rush Strong School. Genealogy researchers will find a wealth of data in the high density of family burial grounds, including the Snoderly Cemetery, Edwards Cemetery, and Garr Cemetery. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the Chuck Swan State Forest and Wildlife Management Area, preserving the character of the ridges above the lake's fingers.