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1954 Map of Burrville

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Burrville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Clear Fork snakes through the center of this 1954 Tennessee landscape, carving a deep boundary between Fentress and Morgan counties. The map documents a rural transition where isolated settlements like Allardt and Burrville are connected by winding ridges and mountain gaps. Genealogical interest is concentrated in the small country institutions that served these communities, including Pleasant View Ch, Silver Pine Sch, and the Wright Cem near Skull Creek.

High points like Iron Mountain and Galloway Knob define the rugged topography, while the river network, including Laurel Creek and Crooked Creek, dictates the placement of early homesteads. Modernization is visible through purple photorevisions from the late 1970s, which indicate road updates and woodland changes without altering the original mid-century topographic survey. This layer of history captures the Fentress County plateau before later development, preserving the locations of vanished schools like Gatewood Sch.