1942 Map of Evensville

About this map

The Cumberland Escarpment and Walden Ridge dominate the western landscape of this Rhea County region, creating a dramatic physical boundary between the high plateau and the fertile valley below. In the early 1940s, the Southern Railway and Highway 27 served as the primary north-south corridors, connecting settlements like Evensville and Concord. The eastern edge of the map is defined by the Chickamauga Lake Tennessee River, where the Washington Ferry and Robinson Landing illustrate the era's continued reliance on river-based transport and the shifting geography following the Tennessee Valley Authority’s reservoir projects.