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1936 Map of Louisville

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Louisville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Tennessee River carves a winding path through this Blount County landscape, defining a rural economy of ferries and river-bend farming prior to significant modern development. The community of Louisville sits at the heart of the map, served by the Louisville and Nashville railroad which connects smaller depots and sidings at Mentor, Armona, and Arline. This survey captures a network of family-centered landmarks, including Holston College and numerous rural educational sites like East Emory Sch and Garland Sch.

Transit across the river was still reliant on local crossings like Lowe Ferry, while the interior terrain is marked by distinct settlements at Miser and Ish. The survey shows a transition in land use, from the State Farm near Jones Bend to the scattered country churches such as Middle Settlement Ch and Thompson Chapel, providing a detailed look at the social and physical geography of eastern Tennessee in the mid-1930s.