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1935 Map of Brayton

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Brayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Brayton and its neighboring rural settlements sit atop the undulating Plateau of Walden Ridge, where the Tennessee Valley Authority was actively shaping the modern landscape during the mid-1930s. This survey, compiled from early aerial photography by the U.S. Geological Survey, document a transition in infrastructure as a TVA Transmission Line and an Electric Power Company corridor cut through the timbered terrain.

Social life in this corner of Bledsoe County centers on the Brayton Sch, Brayton Ch, and community landmarks like Hickory Grove Cem. The map tracks a network of upland watercourses including Big Opossum Creek and Real Creek, while gaps in the ridge like Pitt Gap and Killian Gap define the natural travel routes. Family-named locations such as Hendon, Hughes, and Skiles provide essential data points for those researching the genealogy of the Cumberland Plateau.