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1942 Map of South Pittsburg

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of South Pittsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Tennessee River corridor at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau reveals a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes and early twentieth-century infrastructure. Industrial and residential clusters at South Pittsburg and Hamburg are situated near the riverbanks, while the Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis railway and the historic Dixie Highway facilitate movement through the valley. This 1942 field examination by the Tennessee Valley Authority shows the recently formed Guntersville Lake and its effect on the local terrain, including the partial isolation of Burns Island.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of family-named landmarks and cemeteries, such as the Ghaudoin Cem near Jasper and the Raulston Cem above Raulstontown. Small rural communities like Smithtown and Kimball are anchored by landmarks like Ebenezer Ch and the Kimball Sta. To the north, the terrain rises steeply toward Castle Rock Point and Pryor Cave, where the plateau's rugged edge dominates the skyline.