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1936 Map of Capitol Hill

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Elk River defines the central geography of this 1936 survey, winding past a series of early 20th-century crossings and rural community hubs. Industrial footprints are visible at the Estill Springs Power Plant and the Dixon Mill, reflecting an era where local water power and the Tennessee River & N. T. L. R. R. railroad supported the regional economy. Small rural settlements like Buncombe, Duncantown, and Capitol Hill serve as the primary social anchors, each surrounded by a network of family-named landmarks and country churches, including Brick Ch and Knight Ch.

Crossing points such as the Morris Ferry Bridge, Leach Bridge, and traditional river fords like Shallow Ford indicate a landscape in transition from older ferry-based transport to modern bridge infrastructure. The map includes numerous small-scale details of interest to genealogists, such as Call Sch and Lye Pond, along with several unnamed cemeteries that mark the longstanding resident history of the Tennessee Valley area during the mid-1930s.