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1895 Map of Stevenson

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Stevenson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

Stevenson and Bridgeport serve as the primary rail hubs in this late-19th-century landscape where the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis RR Main Line meets the Memphis and Charleston RR. The Tennessee River dominates the valley, its course unblocked by modern dams and dotted with significant crossings such as Caperton Ferry, Coffeys Ferry, and Sublet Ferry. This river-and-rail economy is flanked by the massive elevations of the Cumberland Plateau to the northwest and Sand Mountain to the southeast.

Genealogists will find numerous small settlements and crossroads landmarks, from Coffeys Store and Bloomington to the river-side site of Bellefonte. Geological features like Nickajack Cave near the tri-state border and Saltpetre Cave on the slopes of Sand Mountain highlight the cavernous nature of the plateau's limestone. The map also records early industrial sites such as Kaolin and Eureka along the Alabama Great Southern RR corridor.