1940 Map of Jones Cove

About this map

Jones Cove sits at the heart of this 1940 field examination, nestled in a landscape defined by the ridgelines of English Mountain and Webb Mountain. This Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS collaboration reveals a rural community structured around its watercourses and gaps, where numerous family cemeteries like Hurst Cem, Henry Cem, and Sutton Cem speak to deep generational ties. The map documents the social infrastructure of the time, from the Bogard Sch in the north to the Webb Creek Sch near the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A dense network of churches, including Laurel Spring Ch and Holder Grove Ch, are scattered along the creek branches. This survey provides a precise record of local settlement patterns before modern development altered the mountain valleys of Sevier and Cocke counties.