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1940 Map of New Market

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of New Market
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

New Market and the surrounding Tennessee landscape center this 1940 preliminary edition, revealing an area defined by agricultural valleys and early industrial extraction. The Southern railroad and the Andrew Johnson Highway parallel each other across the northern corridor, connecting Friends Station and Jefferson City. This transportation spine supported the local economy, including a prominent Zinc Mine located just east of the New Market settlement.

South of the Bays Mountains and Shields Ridge, the map documents a dense network of rural infrastructure in Dumplin Valley. Genealogists will find numerous landmarks of interest, including the Dinwoody Mill, Tate Mill, and the French Mill situated along local creeks. The social fabric of the era is preserved through the locations of the Shrouder Chapel Sch, Mc Campbell Ch, and several family burial grounds such as the Vance Cem and Caldwell Cem.