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1955 Map of Monterey

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Monterey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The town of Monterey serves as the focal point for this study of the Putnam and Overton County borderlands, situated where the Louisville and Nashville Railroad winds through the high plateaus. The landscape is defined by a dense network of family-named hollows and peaks, including Blaylock Mountain and Willet Mountain, interspersed with scattered upland settlements like Sand Springs and Pinhook.

Social and community life in the mid-20th century is clearly mapped through a variety of rural institutions, from the Shady Grove Sch and Rock Springs Sch to congregations at Woodcliff Ch and Cedar Springs Ch. The mapping reveals how topography dictated movement, with roads following the natural contours of Stamps Cove and Walker Hollow, while the railroad cuts a path toward the Failing Water River. Local genealogists will find several burial grounds, including the Welch Memorial Cem and Stamps Cem, indicating the long-standing family ties to these Tennessee ridges.