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1953 Map of John Sevier

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of John Sevier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Holston River winds through this Tennessee landscape, dominated by the extensive Southern railroad infrastructure at John Sevier Station. This rail yard serves as a central industrial hub, connecting the agricultural and suburban outskirts of Knoxville to broader trade networks. To the north, the terrain transitions into the parallel ridges of Blackoak Ridge and Mc Annally Ridge, where rural life is anchored by family-named landmarks and institutions like Clapps Chapel and the Rising Sun School.

The presence of the County farm and County workhouse near Maloneyville highlights the era's civic administration and social structure. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites, ranging from small family plots to the Potters Field Cemetery and Sherrod Cemetery. As mid-century modernization arrives, newer cultural markers appear, such as the Drive-in theater along Rutledge Highway and the Minnow rearing pools near Molly Branch.