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1936 Map of Capshaw

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Limestone Creek winds through this 1930s landscape, serving as a focal point for a rural community structured around small schools and family-named landmarks. The area is defined by its transition from agricultural fields to early infrastructure, marked by multiple high-voltage lines including Alabama Power Company Transmission Line No 3. Notable social hubs of the era include Wesley Chapel and Capshaw, where the local Capshaw Sch and several country churches like New Zion Ch and Bethel Ch anchored the population.

Local industry and transit are represented by McCully Mill on French Mill Creek and the crossing at Turner Ford. The map also documents a dense network of educational sites now of significant interest to genealogists, including Grimett Sch, Thomas Sch, and Nelson Sch. The crossing of the Limestone Co Madison Co boundary highlights the map's role in documenting the political and social geography of the Tennessee Valley just as modern power infrastructure began to reshape the region.