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1941 Map of Elverton

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

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Watts Bar Reservoir dominates the drainage patterns of this 1941 landscape, where the Clinch River and Emory River converge amidst the alternating ridges and valleys of the Cumberland Plateau. The map documents a rural transition as the Tennessee Valley Authority modified the river systems, showing islands like Brashear Island and Pickel Island alongside deep river bends such as Kennedy Bend. Settlement is concentrated in small communities like Elverton, Dyllis, and Wheat, many of which are linked by the Southern RR and Louisville and Nashville RR.

Genealogical interest is particularly high due to the density of family and community burial sites, including Hester Cem, Bowers Cem, and Williams Cem. Educational and religious life is anchored by landmarks like Clacks Gap Sch and Coal Hill Ch, while the industrial past is noted at Smallman Mill. The terrain is strictly defined by parallel formations like Blackoak Ridge and Chestnut Ridge, which dictated the early road and rail corridors.