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1935 Map of Nickajack Gap

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Nickajack Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Boynton Ridge, Peavine Ridge, and Taylor Ridge dominate the landscape of Northwest Georgia in this 1935 Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS collaboration. The map details a rural landscape defined by the Tennessee Basin Divide, where small settlements like Rock Spring and Wood Station are connected by State Highway No 27 and State Highway No 1. The terrain is marked by numerous springs, including Sweetly Spring and Leitz Spring, which feed into Peavine Creek and Little Chickamauga Creek.

Local life is anchored by community landmarks such as Peavine Ch, New Hope Ch, and Mt Pisgah Sch. Genealogists will find particular value in the placement of small burial grounds like Mc Intyre Cem and Moon Cem. The map also captures the strategic passage of Nickajack Gap, providing a clear look at the area's infrastructure just as aerial photography was beginning to revolutionize topographical surveying.