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1940 Map of Clevenger

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Clevenger
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

English Mountain dominates the southern landscape of this East Tennessee region, where the borders of Jefferson, Sevier, and Cocke counties meet. The high ridges, including The Pinnacle and The Lookoff, are contrasted by the fertile lowlands of Dutch Bottoms and the winding course of the French Broad River. This 1939 field examination by the Tennessee Valley Authority records a rural society defined by its local institutions and natural landmarks, such as the Blowing Cave Mill and Blowing Cave near the North Fork Flat Creek.

Settlement patterns follow the creeks and hollows, with numerous small schools and churches serving the community. Genealogists and historians can locate specific sites like the Bogard Ch Rainwater Sch and Antioch Ch, alongside family-named landmarks like Swann Island and Taylor Bend. The map preserves the location of rural centers such as Chestnut Hill and Bird Crossroad before later 20th-century developments altered the local geography.