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1968 Map of Elverton

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Elverton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The US Atomic Energy Commission restricted area dominates the eastern landscape of this Roane County region, showing the Cold War-era footprint of the Oak Ridge Reservation. This federal presence sits alongside the intricate topography of Blackoak Ridge and Pine Ridge, where the winding Clinch River and Emory River meet. The map documents a complex rural-to-industrial landscape where established settlements like Elverton and DeArmond remain near modern infrastructure, including the Southern railroad and a large filtration plant.

Local history is deeply etched into the hills through numerous family-named burial grounds, such as Goddard Cem and Crowder Cem, and old congregation points like Christmas Church. The presence of the Watts Bar Lake boundary illustrates the transformation of the Tennessee Valley river system, while several pumping stations and a gaging station highlight the area's intensive water management during the late 1960s.