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1938 Map of Gate City

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Gate City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Gate City serves as the focal point of this 1938 survey, situated at the junction of the Southern railway and several local routes through the Moccasin Ridge landscape. The map reveals a deeply established rural economy defined by family-named landmarks and water-powered industry, including Jayne Mill on the creek and Carrico Mill to the north. Smaller communities like Alley Valley, Slabtown, and Nottingham are connected by a network of local roads such as LR 197.

Significant genealogy markers are found throughout the hollows, including the Carter Cem and Starnes Cem near the Clinch River. Educational and spiritual life is anchored by structures like Strong Sch and the Moore Memorial Ch. The presence of the Marcem industrial site and the Moccasin Siding illustrates the intersection of mining and transport that sustained this part of Scott County during the late 1930s.