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1936 Map of Bodenham

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Lawrence Co Giles Co line bisects this 1936 survey, showcasing a rural landscape defined by narrow creek valleys and a dense network of country schools and churches. This field examination, conducted for the Tennessee Valley Authority, records a community reliant on the local hubs of Bodenham and Shore. The distribution of educational and religious sites is particularly notable, with Chestnut Grove Sch, Springdale Sch, and Copperas Sch serving families living along the many hollows like Johnson Hollow and Randolph Hollow.

Power infrastructure was beginning to modernize the region during the mid-1930s, evidenced by the T E P Co Trans Line and multiple other transmission corridors cutting across the terrain. These utility lines contrast with the older geography of family-named landmarks and cemeteries, including the Bodenham Cem and Hughes Cem, which provide essential touchpoints for genealogists tracing ancestors in the Fall River and Choate Creek areas.