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1946 Map of Mount Vernon

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Mount Vernon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Old Federal Road and Nashville Road converge near Mount Vernon, illustrating the importance of early overland travel routes through Monroe County. This 1940s landscape is defined by the parallel ridges of Notchy Creek Ridge and the Red Knobs, where small farming communities centered around schools and churches. Evidence of local industry and river-based transport appears at Belltown Mill and the Tellico Ferry on the Tellico River, while the southern reaches transition into the Cherokee National Forest.

Genealogists can find numerous family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including Mahan Cem, Stevens Cem, and Carter Cem. Small social centers like Union Hall and the various rural schools such as Green Hill Sch and Connahanee Sch show the distribution of the population before mid-century modernization. The topography is also marked by distinctive features such as Sinkhole Cave and the prominent peaks of Jones Mtn and Bullet Mtn.