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1935 Map of Meadow

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Meadow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Little Tennessee River defines the western edge of this 1935 survey, a period when ferries like Davis Ferry, Jackson Ferry, and Morganton Ferry provided essential river crossings for the rural communities of Loudon and Blount Counties. This landscape is a dense network of small family-named settlements and rural institutions, reflecting a mid-1930s agrarian economy. The Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor anchors the eastern half, passing through the established community of Greenback and the smaller station at Jena.

Evidence of early social and industrial life is scattered throughout the hills, from the National Camp Ground near Bellview Sch to the Brick Kiln and Quarry near Meadow. Local genealogy is well-preserved through numerous landmarks such as Hackney Chapel, Unitia Cem, and Douthit Cem. The map captures the area just as modern infrastructure began to arrive, noted by the Electric Power Company Transmission Line and State Highway No 33.