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1936 Map of Sinking Cove

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Sherwood stands as the primary hub of activity in this 1930s survey of the Cumberland Plateau, where industrial and transit infrastructure concentrate along the valley floor. The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway and the parallel Highway No 56 anchor the community, supported by a nearby Quarry and an Electric Pwr Company Trans Line. This economic corridor contrasts sharply with the surrounding terrain of deep coves and ridges, such as The Narrows and Burned Stand Ridge.

Genealogists will find several rural institutions and family landmarks, including Grandview Cem, Garner Cem, and Evans Cem. Educational life is represented by the Dry Creek Sch and Sinking Cove Sch, which served the scattered residents of the hollows. The presence of Salt River Cave and Lost Cave suggests a landscape defined by significant karst activity, while the indefinite Franklin Marion County Line indicates the remote nature of the high plateau borderlands.