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2019 Map of Mascot

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Mascot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Holston River carves a deep, winding path through this corner of East Tennessee, defining the border between Knox, Jefferson, and Grainger counties. The landscape is characterized by its numerous shoals and islands, including McBees Shoals and Byerley Island, which historically influenced local navigation and settlement patterns. The prominent village of Strawberry Plains serves as a central hub, flanked by smaller communities like Wyricktown and Trentville.

Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds scattered across the terrain, from the Paw Paw Hollow Cem in the south to the McBee Cem near the river. Significant transportation corridors, such as Ruggles Ferry Pike Ne and Strawberry Plains Pike, reveal how the region’s topography, including the heights of Bays Mountain and McAnally Ridge, dictated the flow of commerce and movement toward the growing outskirts of Knoxville.