1939 Map of Lee Valley

About this map

Chestnut Ridge and Clinch Mountain dictate the deep longitudinal valleys of this East Tennessee landscape, where the Tennessee Valley Authority documented the rural fabric of the 1930s. The settlement at Lee Valley sits at a crossroads between Copper Ridge and the Big War Gap, serving as a central point for the surrounding hamlets of Luther, Klondike, and Young Town. The map reveals a high density of small family burial grounds and country churches that reflect the area's genealogical depth, including the McGinnis Cem and Spruce Pine Ch.