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1952 Map of Maynardville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Maynardville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Maynardville serves as the focal point of this Tennessee valley, situated where the ridge-and-valley topography of Hickory Valley and Little Hickory Valley meets the sprawling waters of Norris Lake. The 1952 field revision reveals a landscape shaped by the Tennessee Valley Authority’s mid-century influence, with the Norris Reservation Boundary delineating public lands such as the Chuck Swan Management Area. While the rise of the reservoir fundamentally altered the Clinch River corridor, older settlement patterns remain visible through scattered rural hubs like Ellisons Store and Sharpe Chapel PO.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and community institutions, including the Berry-Peters Mill and dozens of burial grounds like Big Barren Cemetery and Cox Cemetery. Modern recreation and utility intersect with traditional life here, as evidenced by the Lakeview Airpark and Sky Park Fishing Lodge positioned near long-established schools and churches like the Union School & Church. The map preserves the specific locations of many structures now within the bounds of Island F and Rabbit Island.