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1936 Map of Ava

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Ava serves as the primary hub of this 1930s landscape, a region defined by a dense network of country schools and rural churches during the mid-depression era. The map records a transition in local settlement, evidenced by the proximity of Old Toledo and New Toledo in the southern portion of the quadrangle. This period saw a high density of educational outposts even in sparsely populated hollows, with facilities like Black Oak Sch, Mt Tabor Sch, and Excelsior Sch serving isolated farming families.

Relief features such as Table Rock Knob and Pilot Knob overlook a complex drainage system including Bryants Creek and National Spring Creek. For the local historian, the survey is a valuable record of family landmarks and social centers, from Happy Home Ch to secluded burial grounds like the Whites Creek Cem and Herndon Cem, many of which were reached by early rural highways and winding creek-side trails.