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1952 Map of Graveston

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Graveston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Maynardville serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, situated at the intersection of prominent ridges and valleys. The landscape is defined by the northeast-to-southwest orientation of Hinds Ridge, Comb Ridge, and Copper Ridge, which channel drainage into water bodies like Bullrun Creek and Little Flat Creek. Settlement patterns follow these natural corridors, with clusters of family-named landmarks such as Ailor Cem and Kitts Hollow reflecting deep-rooted local history in Union and Knox Counties.

The presence of the Graveston Mill Pond near Graveston and the concentration of civic life at the Gibbs School and Horace Maynard High School illustrate the community structure of the era. To the south, the terrain rises sharply toward House Mountain, while local geological features like Campbell Cave and Big Spring underscore the area's karst topography. The map detail is particularly rich in rural infrastructure, showing numerous churches like Miller Chapel and schools that anchored these valley communities.