1939 Map of Stony Point

About this map

The Holston River carves a dramatic, winding path through this corner of East Tennessee, defining the landscape with significant oxbows at Phipps Bend and Christian Bend. Surveyed in 1939 with revisions into the early 1970s, the map reveals a rural economy centered on the river and its fertile bottoms, such as Cox Island and Miller Island. Local life is anchored by small settlements like Stony Point and Surgoinsville, with historical markers of 19th-century industry and community like Mowls Mill, Maxwell Academy, and Smith Chapel.