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1936 Map of Isbell

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Old Chickasaw Bdy cuts through the northwest corner of this 1936 survey, anchoring a rural Franklin County landscape during the era of Tennessee Valley Authority development. Regional industry is centered at Rockwood, where the Southern Railway serves local quarries and an Mine (Abandoned) sits just north of Highway No 24. This map captures the intricate network of family homesteads and communities before modern consolidation, marked by numerous small burial grounds such as Pounders Cem, Graham Cem, and Mc Wright Cem.

The southern portion of the quadrangle is defined by the winding course of Bear Creek and Little Bear Creek, while the settlement of Pleasant Hill serves as a local hub with its own Pleasant Hill Sch. In the east, the village of Isbell sits along the rail line, while the western reach is anchored by Belgreen. This document provides a rare look at the legacy of the Military Road as it traverses a terrain dominated by creek branches and hollows like Scott Hollow.