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1938 Map of Doe

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Doe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Iron Mountains and the winding course of Doe Creek dominate this 1938 landscape of Johnson and Carter counties. The topography reveals a tightly knit network of upland farms and rural institutions, where small settlements like Pandora and Little Doe served as local anchors. Family history is etched into the terrain through landmarks like Campbell Cem and Morley Cem, while the community's social structure is traced through numerous rural schoolhouses and churches, including Doe Valley Sch and Little Doe Ch.

The southern portion of the map shows the influence of early infrastructure, featuring the Southern railroad line and the Southern Transmission Line crossing near Roan Creek. This survey captures the region just as the Tennessee Valley Authority was intensifying its study of the watershed, documenting a landscape of ridges and hollows like Sink Mountain and Cook Hollow Creek before mid-century changes altered the rural character of the Doe and Roan valleys.