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2016 Map of Lenoir City

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Lenoir City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Loudon and Lenoir City anchor this landscape at the confluence of major Tennessee waterways, where the Tennessee River is defined by Watts Bar Lake and Tellico Lake. The map reveals a complex aquatic geography of river bends and islands, including Bussell Island and Jackson Bend, which sit just below the massive infrastructure of the modern canal system. Inland, the terrain is marked by a high density of family and community burial grounds such as Babb Cem, Pickel Cem, and the Potters Field Cem, providing significant data for genealogical research.

Transportation corridors like Interstate 40 and the Norfolk Southern railroad cut through established ridges like Beaver Ridge and Blackoak Ridge. This era shows the expansion of residential developments such as Tellico Village and Highland Park, contrasting with rural aviation sites like Cox Farm Airport and Big T Airport. The convergence of historic river crossings and modern highway junctions at Eaton Crossroads illustrates the region's transition from a river-and-rail economy to a modern transportation hub.