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1946 Map of Cardiff

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Cardiff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Rockwood and the small settlement of Cardiff anchor the southeastern corner of this mid-century landscape, where the Southern railroad and the Broadway of America highway trace the foot of Walden Ridge. The terrain is defined by the massive uplift of the Cumberland Plateau and the Crab Orchard Mountains, creating a complex network of gaps and hollows that historically dictated local travel. This 1946 examination shows a community deeply integrated with its geography, seen in the placement of rural institutions like Hatley Sch, Moulders Sch, and Mt Pisgah Ch.

A series of river crossings, such as Flat Rock Ford and Rocky Ford on Crab Orchard Cr, point to the traditional routes used before modern bridges were established. The map records several family-named landmarks and resting places, including Skidmore Cem, Tedder Cem, and Watson Cem, providing essential data for those tracing ancestral roots in the borderlands of Morgan, Roane, and Cumberland counties.