1952 Map of Helenwood

About this map

Oneida and Helenwood serve as the primary hubs on this 1950s survey of Scott County, Tennessee, oriented along the Southern Railway and Highway 27. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the New River and Clear Fork, which carve deep valleys through the plateau. This era marks a period of active resource extraction, evidenced by several strip mines located east of Huntsville. For the family historian, the map is densely populated with community landmarks, including the Sulphur Spring School, Niggs Creek Ch, and numerous family-named burial grounds like the Shoopman Cem and Honeycutt Cem. The intricate network of hollows, such as Dripping Springs Hollow and Sugarcamp Hollow, illustrates how early settlement patterns followed the natural drainage of the Cumberland Plateau.