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1952 Map of Jacksboro

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Jacksboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Cumberland Mountain escarpment dominates this mid-century portrait of Campbell County, where the coal-mining economy of Red Ash and High Point Mine meets the rising waters of the Tennessee Valley Authority's engineering. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Southern and Louisville and Nashville railroads, which thread through narrow gaps like Bruce Gap to serve the industrial and residential centers of Jacksboro and Caryville.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of family and community burial grounds, including the Poor Farm Cemetery and Roger Cemetery. The creation of Norris Lake and Cove Lake State Park is clearly visible, showing the early 1950s shoreline and the Caryville Dam. Smaller rural landmarks such as the Indian Grave Tunnel, College Hill School, and the Drive-in theater near Hunter provide a detailed look at local life before the expansion of the modern interstate system.