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1939 Map of Blountville

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Blountville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Blountville serves as the focal point of this 1930s survey, centered around the Court House as the seat of local government. The landscape is defined by a series of parallel ridges, including Akard Ridge, Dishner Ridge, and Beck Ridge, which channeled development into the valleys of Reedy Creek and Beaver Creek. The map documents a dense network of early rural institutions, from schools like the Mill Point Sch and Ferndale Sch to congregational centers such as Booher Chapel and Elizabeth Chapel.

Evidence of the era's social infrastructure appears at the County Farm and the Fraley Institute, while the Lee Highway cuts a prominent path through the terrain. Family history is etched into the land via the Latture Cem and Johnson Cem. Natural features like Linville Cave and the waters of South Fk Holston R at Thomas Bridge highlight the geographic diversity of this borderland region where Tennessee meets Virginia.