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1939 Map of Mohawk

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Mohawk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Bulls Gap serves as a critical junction for the Southern RR and the Andrew Johnson Highway, marking a point where transport routes navigate the breaks in Bays Mountain. This 1939 field examination by the Tennessee Valley Authority reveals a landscape of ridge-and-valley agriculture defined by the winding course of Lick Creek and its many tributaries like Mink Creek and Seven Springs Branch. The rural character of the era is preserved through a dense network of country schools and churches, including Reeds Sch, Beech Grove Sch, and Phillippi Ch.

Local industry is represented by Darrow Mill on Black Creek, while small crossroads communities such as Mohawk Crossroad and Skinner Crossroad provide focal points for the surrounding farmsteads. Genealogists will find significant detail in the numerous family-named landmarks and burial grounds, such as Drake Cem, Wright Cem, and Crosby Cem, which anchor the history of these eastern Tennessee valleys.