Loading map...

1936 Map of Hiatt

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Hiatt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Tennessee River dominates this pre-Kentucky Lake landscape, showing the river corridor before the massive impoundment by the Tennessee Valley Authority. At this time, several river landings such as Johnsons Landing, Ironton Landing, and Rhodes Landing served as vital access points for local agriculture and trade. The interior of Marshall County is characterized by a network of small family-centered settlements and rural institutions, including Fairdealing and Hiatt.

Tracing the path of the Jefferson Highway, researchers can locate numerous community landmarks like Union Ridge Churches and Faughns Store. The map documents a vanishing social geography of one-room schools such as Collie Sch and Johnson Sch, alongside established family cemeteries like Barnett Cem and Faughn Cem. Near the southern border, the settlement of Aurora sits at the junction of State Hwy No 68, providing a look at the region's transport patterns just as modern infrastructure was beginning to reorganize the Kentucky countryside.