1936 Map of Cartertown

About this map

Great Smoky Mountains National Park dominates the southern landscape of this 1936 survey, which was compiled from aerial photographs by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the USGS. Along the northern edge of the park boundary, small mountain communities and farmsteads like Cartertown and Emerts Cove follow the narrow valleys carved by the Little Pigeon River and Hills Creek. The map provides a detailed view of local life in the mid-1930s, documenting family-centric locations such as the Mc Carter Cem, Proffitt Cem, and Tuder Cem.