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1939 Map of Clevenger

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Clevenger
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The French Broad River flows through the northern reaches of this East Tennessee landscape, winding past Swann Island and Taylor Bend near the Dutch Bottoms. This 1939 field survey captures a rural network of small communities and crossroads settlements defined by the convergence of Jefferson, Cocke, and Sevier counties. The rugged southern terrain is dominated by English Mountain, where landmarks like The Pinnacle, Split Gap, and a Lookout Tower provide vantage points over the numerous hollows and branches below.

Local life at this time centered on small schools and churches tucked into the valleys, such as Antioch Ch and the shared Bogard Ch Rainwater Sch. Notable sites like Blowing Cave Mill and the community of Bird Crossroads illustrate the early 20th-century economy. The map also traces the era's emerging infrastructure, following the paths of 70 U.S. Highway and Highway 411 as they connect family-named points like Clevenger and Reedtown.