1939 Map of Greeneville

About this map

Greeneville serves as the regional hub of this 1939 Tennessee Valley Authority survey, defined by its intersection of the Southern railroad and the Andrew Johnson Highway. The landscape is a network of small agricultural settlements and family-named landmarks, ranging from Stanton Mill in the southwest to the historic campus of Tusculum College to the east. The terrain is deeply corrugated by waterways like Richland Creek and Roaring Fork, which dictated the placement of early infrastructure like the Gass Bridge Sch and Bale Chapel. A prominent focal point for local history is the Andrew Johnson National Cem, situated just south of the main town center. The map captures the area before modern interstate development, showing a patchwork of rural schools such as Frazier Sch and New Hope Sch that once anchored these East Tennessee communities.