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1936 Map of Cumberland Springs

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Lynchburg serves as the western anchor of this Moore County landscape as it appeared in the mid-1930s, showing a transition from the structured streets of the town to the intricate network of hollows and ridges to the east. The terrain is defined by a dense web of watercourses, including Mulberry Creek, Hurricane Creek, and Turkey Creek, which carved out names like Bobo Hollow and Gourdneck Hollow. A high concentration of community landmarks reveals a rural social structure anchored by small schools and churches, such as Raysville Sch, Smith Chapel, and Mt Ethel Ch.

The Tennessee Electric Power Company Transmission Line cuts a straight path across the southern half of the map, representing modern infrastructure within a region where travel still relied on local routes like State Highway No 55. From the high ground of the Barrens in the northeast to the settlement at Cumberland Springs, the map documents a way of life before major mid-century shifts in agriculture and power distribution.