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1936 Map of Huntland

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Ry anchors the economy of this Franklin County landscape, linking the rail towns of Huntland and Elora. This mid-1930s survey reveals a deeply settled agricultural community where local industry is driven by water power, evidenced by the Stonewall Mill and Falls Mill along the network of creeks flowing from the Cumberland Plateau. The map documents a dense social infrastructure of country churches like Donaldson Grove Ch and schools such as Beans Creek Sch.

To the south, the terrain rises toward Stovall Mountain and Cedar Ridge, while the northern reaches follow the winding path of the Elk River near Templeton Bend. The map is particularly valuable for its detail on family-named landmarks and cemeteries, including the Stiles Jennings Cem and Mc Clure Cem, preserving the locations of rural homesteads and early settlements like Shady Grove and Branchville before subsequent mid-century developments.