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1943 Map of Hebbertsburg

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Hebbertsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Hebbertsburg and its surrounding mountain ridges appear here during a 1943 field examination by the Tennessee Valley Authority. This area of the Cumberland Plateau is defined by the winding course of the Obed River and Daddy Creek, which cut deep through the terrain of Peavine Mountain and Hawn Ridge. The settlement pattern of the era is evident in the cluster of rural institutions such as the Frankfort School and Potter Chapel School, serving residents in the isolated valleys of Morgan Co and Cumberland Co.

Transportation in the mid-1940s relied heavily on river crossings like Potter Ford and Hegler Ford, while rail activity is marked by Obed Junction and Buck Switch. High-ground observation is represented by the Pilot Knob Lookout Tower, positioned to monitor the heavily forested ridges of Pilot Knob Mountain. The map detail captures a moment when small mountain communities and post offices like Hebbertsburg remained the primary social and economic hubs for the region's rural population.