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1941 Map of Cumberland Springs

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Cumberland Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Lynchburg serves as a primary hub in this 1941 Tennessee Valley Authority field examination, situated where the terrain transitions from the dense ridges and hollows of the Highland Rim toward the flatter plateau known as The Barrens. The map captures a moment of military expansion, with the Camp Forrest Military Reservation occupying the northeastern portion of the quadrangle. This area shows a distinct contrast between the established rural life of the hollows and the industrial scale of military infrastructure.

Local life is recorded through a dense network of country institutions, including Hurricane Sch, Ridgeville Sch, and several community churches like Smith Chapel and Mt Ethel Ch. Families in the region can trace ancestral locations through several marked burial sites such as Williams Cem and the Hooper Grove Ch Cem. The landscape is defined by its water drainage, with Mulberry Creek and Turkey Creek carving through names like Duckworth Hollow and Patterson Hollow, showing how the early road system followed these natural contours.