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1956 Map of Riverton

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Riverton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Dale Hollow Reservoir and the winding Obey River dominate this mid-century portrait of Fentress County, where the rising waters of the reservoir reach an elevation of 651 feet at the Spillway. The landscape is a network of ridges and hollows, including Skinner Mountain and Pickett Mountain, punctuated by numerous rural community centers and family-named landmarks. Small settlements like Riverton and Little Crab are the focus of a dispersed population, supported by a dense concentration of local institutions such as Cedar Grove Ch and Broad Door Sch.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the many family cemeteries and neighborhood schools, including the Hinds Cem, Smith Cem, and Indian Manson Sch. The transition of the local economy and geography is evident in the East Fork and its tributaries like Poplar Cove Creek, where traditional mountain life met the modern infrastructure of the reservoir system and the evolving road network of Tennessee.