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1973 Map of Pattie Gap

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Pattie Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Pattie Gap serves as a prominent landmark in this 1970s landscape, where several East Tennessee counties converge amidst a series of parallel ridges. The map illustrates a rural society centered around small valley communities such as Erie and Luttrell, with a remarkably high density of country churches and family burial grounds including Salem Ch, Pleasant Hill Ch, and the Richardson Cem. These sites, often located near the base of landforms like Paint Rock Ridge and Stamp Ridge, suggest a long history of family-based settlement and local congregation.

Water-driven industry and natural features are evident at Cook Mill and Cooley Cave, while the terrain is defined by the steep drainage patterns of Hurricane Creek and Paint Rock Creek. The complex county boundaries of Roane Co, Loudon Co, Mc Minn Co, and Meigs Co create a patchwork of jurisdictions that genealogists and local historians can trace across the ridgelines and valleys of this Appalachian foothills region.