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1936 Map of Brick Church

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Richland Creek winds through the heart of the Tennessee countryside near the border of Giles and Marshall Counties during the mid-1930s. This Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS collaboration documents a rural landscape defined by narrow hollows and small upland communities. The namesake settlement of Brick Church serves as a local anchor along State Highway No 11, while the Odd Fellows Hall suggests a tight-knit social fabric in the surrounding hills.

Education and faith were central to life here, evidenced by a network of local schools including Blue Creek Sch and Fairview Sch, and spiritual centers like Hope Chapel and New Zion Ch. The mapping of family-named terrain such as Ezell Hollow and James Hollow provides critical clues for genealogists tracing ancestral landholdings. Early infrastructure is also visible, with the Electric Power Company Transmission Line cutting across the northern reaches, marking the arrival of modern utilities to these traditional farming areas.