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1897 Map of Maynardville

Name: 1897 Topographic Map of Maynardville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1897
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1897

About this map

Cumberland Mountain and the parallel ridges of East Tennessee define the landscape in this late nineteenth-century study. The area is characterized by a dense network of river crossings and small valley settlements connected by early rail lines like the Knoxville and Cumberland Gap RR and the Southern Ry. Along the Powell River, numerous family and local crossings such as Walkers Ford and Needham Ford provided essential transit before modern bridging.

Industrial and community landmarks are clearly marked, including the Lead Mine near New Prospect and Massongills Mill further east. The map records several now-absorbed communities on the outskirts of Knoxville, such as Fountain City and Beverly, alongside rural junctions like Halls Crossroads. For those tracing genealogy, the inclusion of Church Grove and specific gaps like Wilson Gap helps pinpoint ancestral homesteads within the complex topography of Clinch Mountain and Copper Ridge.