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1936 Map of Petros

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Brushy Mountain State Prison sits at the head of the valley in the shadows of Frozen Head Mountain, serving as a major focal point of this 1936 survey. The town of Petros is clearly the center of a bustling industrial landscape, where the Tennessee Railroad and numerous incline tracks serve local coal extraction sites like Frozen Head Mine and Fodder Stack Mine. Further south, the settlements of Coalfield, Coalfield Camp No 1, and Coalfield Camp No 2 reveal the residential footprint of the mining industry.

Transportation corridors follow the winding terrain, with the Southern Railway tracing the Emory River and State Highway No 62 connecting scattered rural centers. Genealogical details are abundant, including family-named sites like Brasel Cem, Jackson Cem, and the White Schoolhouse Corners. The map provides a detailed view of the Cumberland Mountain landscape before significant modern changes, documenting the location of many abandoned mines and rural churches such as Pleasant Grove Ch.