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1946 Map of Kensington

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Kensington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The town of Chickamauga anchors this Northwest Georgia landscape, where the ridges and valleys of the Cumberland Plateau transition into the Appalachian foothills. This 1946 field survey captures a rural economy still tied to the land and its resources, featuring numerous family and community landmarks such as Old Bethel Church, Hall Mill, and Pond Spring School. The transportation network is defined by the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia Railway and the Lookout Scenic Highway, which traverse the dramatic topography of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of burial grounds across the quadrangle, including the Old Salem Cem, District Hill Cem, and Porter Cem. The inclusion of later 1969 revisions adds industrial details like the settling ponds near Kensington and a large substation, illustrating the post-war modernization of Walker County as utility infrastructure and expanded highways began to reshape the valley.