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1936 Map of Palmer

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Palmer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Industrial activity and rural settlement define this 1930s landscape on the Cumberland Plateau as the region's coal and timber resources were actively being tapped. The town of Palmer serves as a primary hub, situated where the Nc & St L Rr meets specialized industrial lines like the Sewanee Fuel and Iron Co and several narrow gage rail segments. These tracks snake through the terrain to reach sites like Clifty Mines, illustrating the extraction-driven economy of the era.

Local life is anchored by small community centers such as Tatesville and Laager, while the map documents the presence of the Griffith Ch and Griffith Sch further south. The Tennessee Valley Authority is active in the area, marked by a Tennessee Electric Power Company Transmission Line crossing the plateau. Topography is dominated by the Tennessee Basin Divide, with numerous watercourses like Mill Creek and Hicks Creek carving into the plateau's rim.