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1961 Map of Pressmens Home

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Pressmens Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Pressmens Home stands as the central hub of this Hawkins County landscape, characterized by the alternating ridges and valleys of the Appalachians. The headquarters of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America is shown here with its Memorial Chapel, Pressmens Home Cem, and swimming pool. To the south, the terrain descends into the basin of Cherokee Lake, where the Cherokee Reservation Boundary follows the winding shoreline of the Holston River.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and cemeteries tucked into the valleys, including Starnes Cem and Rogers Cem along Pumpkin Valley Creek. Education and social life are anchored by rural institutions like Clinch Sch and Cobb Chapel. Notable recreational and infrastructure features such as the Auto Speedway and a Landing field reflect the early 1960s development near the historic corridor of the Lee Highway.