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1936 Map of Savage Point

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Cumberland Plateau and the Sequatchie Valley meet in this 1930s topographic survey, revealing a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes and high-altitude settlements. The town of Dunlap anchors the southeastern corner, where the St L and O Bino Ry and the Sequatchie County Sch serve the valley population. Above the rim, the plateau is sparsely populated with small communities like Cagle and rural educational outposts such as Fredona Sch.

Evidence of early industrial and agricultural activity is scattered throughout the hollows, notably at Travis Mill along Big Brush Creek. The presence of the Tennessee Authority Transmission Line cutting across the terrain signals the arrival of large-scale infrastructure during the mid-1930s. Genealogists will find value in the precise location of family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including the Mc Laughlin Cem and Lans Chapel Cem.