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1941 Map of Ooltewah

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Ooltewah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Whiteoak Mountain dominates the center of this Tennessee Valley Authority and Geological Survey study, creating a dramatic barrier between the growing communities of the 1940s. The Southern Railway traverses this difficult terrain, passing through Dead Man Gap to connect Ooltewah with the eastern valleys. To the south, Collegedale serves as a cultural hub, anchored by the campus of Southern Junior College.

The map reveals an era of agrarian industry and local tradition, showing Bell Mill on Wolftever Creek and numerous small country churches like Friendship Ch and High Point Ch. Researchers will find a landscape dotted with family and community burial grounds, including Sylar Cem and Standifer Cem. Unusual industrial features like the Aerial Tramway near Bauxite Ridge provide a glimpse into the localized resource extraction of early twentieth-century Hamilton County.