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1966 Map of Bearden

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Bearden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Beaver Valley and the surrounding ridges of west Knoxville are shown here during a period of rapid suburbanization. The map documents the expansion of neighborhoods like West Hills, Rocky Hill, and Cumberland Estates into previously agricultural land between Blackoak Ridge and Beaver Ridge. This development follows the corridors of Kingston Pike and the newly established interstate routes.

Evidence of the area's rural roots remains visible through numerous family and church burial grounds such as Beaver Ridge Cem and Mars Hill Cem. To the south, the Tennessee River and Fort Loudoun Lake define the landscape, with Concord Park and the Southern Railway line following the river's contours. Natural features like Bissell Cave and Maxwell Spring provide a clear contrast to the growing residential footprints of Sevenoaks and Woodland Acres.