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1953 Map of Lenoir City

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Lenoir City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Tennessee River curves sharply through this region of eastern Tennessee, defining a landscape where river navigation and the Southern railroad shaped the growth of Lenoir City. In the early 1950s, the influence of the Tennessee Valley Authority is evident along Watts Bar Lake, which surrounds landmarks like Harrison Island and Browder Island. The map records a transition from river-dependent crossings like Huff Ferry and Russell Ferry to a more established road network connecting outlying settlements like Huntsville, Bucktown, and Eaton Crossroad.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high concentration of community landmarks, including the Potters Field Cemetery and the Browder School. The upland ridges, specifically Blackoak Ridge and Chestnut Ridge, are dotted with country churches such as White Wing Church and the New Providence Church and Cemetery. These sites, along with family-named features like Pickel Cemetery and Wyly Cemetery, provide a detailed record of rural settlement patterns between the ridges and the river bends.