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1935 Map of Glens

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Glens
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Southern Railway and Illinois Central tracks converge in the northeastern corner of Alcorn County, defining the early 20th-century transportation corridor through Glens. This 1935 survey captures a rural landscape where social life centered on small, dispersed congregations and local education. Notable sites include Cooks Chapel, Liberty Hill Ch, and the Zion Sch, all serving families settled along the ridge lines and creek valleys.

The infrastructure of the mid-1930s is prominently displayed through the Tennessee Valley Authority Transmission Line cutting across the terrain, reflecting the era's regional modernization efforts. Grounded by family-named waterways like Marlow Branch and Pigeon Roost Branch, the map provides a precise record of the Alcorn Co Prentiss Co line and the early highway system, including Lee Highway and U S No 72, which facilitated movement through settlements like Strickland.