1936 Map of Bodenham

About this map

Bodenham sits at the crossroads of a rural Tennessee landscape defined by winding hollows and small-scale agriculture during the mid-1930s. The Tennessee Valley Authority documented this area along the Lawrence-Giles county line, revealing a dense network of local landmarks like Beechnut Grove Ch and Scott Hill Ch. Education and community life are clearly mapped through scattered facilities such as Westside Sch and Bodenham Sch, which served families tucked into valleys like Fogg Hollow and Johnson Hollow. Modern infrastructure begins to intersect with these traditional settlements as the T E P Co Trans Line and Power Company Trans Line cut across the drainage of Choate Creek, marking the early expansion of electrical utility networks through middle Tennessee’s rural corridors.