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1936 Map of Chavies

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Highland settlements and ridge-top crossroads define this 1936 survey of DeKalb County, where the Tennessee Basin Divide carves a sharp diagonal across the landscape. The community of Rainsville serves as a primary hub in the northwest, situated along Alabama Highway No 35. The map documents a rural infrastructure of local significance, including a dense network of churches like Broadway Ch and Robertson Chapel, alongside local education centers such as Plainview Sch and Peeks Corner Sch.

The terrain is marked by numerous passages through the ridge, including McCurdy Gap and Bootsville Gap, while the lowlands are connected by established river crossings such as Franklin Ford and Bohannon Ford. This Tennessee Valley Authority document, produced under chairman Arthur E. Morgan, captures the agricultural and transit patterns of the Sand Mountain region before modern highway expansion altered these local corridors.