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1940 Map of Madisonville

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Madisonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Madisonville serves as the primary hub of this East Tennessee landscape, where the Seaboard System railroad tracks cut a diagonal path through the valley. The map reveals a dense network of rural community centers, notably Hiwassee College and the surrounding area marked by numerous local institutions such as Brakebill Sch and St Paul Ch. The eastern edge is defined by the Little Tennessee River and the waters of Tellico Lake, with the Tellico Reservation Boundary delineating protected lands near the riverbank.

Local industry and history are anchored by sites like Hopewell Mill and family-named landmarks including Kimbrough Cem and Henderson Cem. The topography transitions from the flatlands near Carson Pond to the prominent heights of The Knobs and Acorn Gap in the north. This document captures the settlement patterns of Monroe County before late-20th-century developments, preserving the locations of rural schools like Phillips Sch and historic gathering places like the Fair Grounds.