1939 Map of Mohawk

About this map

Bulls Gap serves as a prominent junction point in the northwestern corner of this landscape, where the Southern railroad line threads through the opening between Bays Mountain and Raleigh Mountain. This 1939 Tennessee Valley Authority survey, updated with 1980 photorevisions, documents a transition from the rugged ridges of Hollow Mountain and Taylor Gap down to the fertile agricultural valley of Lick Creek. Evidence of early local industry and community life is scattered throughout the terrain, from the Darrow Mill on Black Creek to rural centers like Warrensburg and Thula. The map preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including the Drake Cem, Crosby Cem, and several schools like Reeds Sch. The Andrew Johnson Highway cuts across the northern section, connecting the small settlements of Mohawk and Mohawk Crossroad to the wider region.