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1940 Map of Concord

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Concord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Tennessee River flows through this 1940 survey of the borderlands between Knox, Loudon, and Blount counties, revealing a river system in transition as the Fort Loudoun Reservoir and Watts Bar Res are delineated. Historically significant river crossings are documented, including the Leeper Ferry, which is noted as abandoned by the time of the field examination. The river is dotted with numerous islands and shoals, such as Cane Island and Bussell Shoals, which define the complex waterway before it reaches Bussell Island at the junction with the Little Tennessee River.

Away from the water, the settlement of Concord serves as a northern hub along the Southern railroad, while Friendsville and Unitia anchor the southern landscape. The map provides excellent genealogical data for local families, marking numerous country churches and burial grounds like Beal Chapel, Ish Cem, and Jackson Cem. Transportation networks are dominated by the Lee Highway and the Broadway of America, which cut through the northern ridges near Virtue.