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1959 Map of Blountville

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Blountville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Blountville area in the late 1950s is defined by its deep ridge-and-valley topography and a dense network of family-named cemeteries and rural institutions. Significant landforms like Upper Cave Ridge and Middle Cave Ridge dominate the northwestern corner, while the Tennessee-Virginia state line cuts across the top of the sheet, dividing Sullivan Co from Scott and Washington counties. Small outlying communities like Beechnut City and Pullontown are connected by a winding network of roads, including the prominent Lee Highway.

Genealogical interest is particularly high on this sheet given the dozens of family burial grounds such as Mackey Cem, Snapp Cem, and Latture Cem. The map also captures local infrastructure of the era, from the Blountville Water Works to the Minnow rearing pools near the center of the quadrangle. Educational and spiritual centers like Central Heights Sch and Johnson Chapel reveal the social hubs of these valley communities before later 20th-century development altered the landscape.