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1935 Map of South Cleveland

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of South Cleveland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

White Oak Mountain and Lauderbach Ridge dominate the western landscape of this 1935 Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS survey, where the rural character of Bradley County is meticulously documented before significant modernization. The map captures a dense network of country schools and churches that served the agricultural community, including Hopewell Sch, White Oak Sch, and Philippi Ch. Of particular interest to local historians is the Pentecostal Orphans Home near the settlement of Harris.

The eastern edge of the quadrangle shows the expanding outskirts of Cleveland and South Cleveland, where the Southern Railway and the Lee Highway intersect. The industrial footprint of the era is visible through the extensive Tennessee Electric Power Company Transmission Lines crossing Candy Creek and the southern ridges. Terrain features like Lead Mine Ridge and Mineral Ridge hint at the region's extraction history, while the proximity of the Golf Course near Annadale marks the early 20th-century recreational development of the city.