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1965 Map of Knoxville

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Knoxville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The city of Knoxville dominates this mid-1960s landscape, serving as a hub for both public institutions and transportation. Significant landmarks such as the VA Hospital and County Fairground underscore the town's regional role, while the presence of the Courthouse marks it as the county seat. The surrounding countryside is defined by the early stages of Lake Red Rock, shown here at its normal pool elevation of 725 feet along the White Breast Creek and Des Moines River valley.

Heavy industry and rural life intersect south and east of the city. Numerous Strip Mines are scattered across the terrain near Flagler and Pershing, illustrating the coal mining activity that shaped the local economy. Genealogists will find a dense concentration of family and community history recorded in the many scattered burial grounds, including Ridlen Cem, Asbury Cem, and Overton Cem. Two major rail lines, the Chicago and North Western Railroad and the Norfolk and Western Railroad, provide the infrastructure that linked these mines and settlements.