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1936 Map of Sulphur Springs

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Lookout Mountain dominates this 1936 survey, which documents the rural landscape along the Alabama Georgia border. The settlement of Sulphur Springs serves as a focal point, situated where State Highway No 7 and the Southern railroad run parallel through the valley. This transit corridor is anchored by the Sulphur Springs Ch PO and Sta, indicating the importance of the rail line for local communication and mail.

Further south, the map reveals industrial and agricultural markers such as Kaolin, Battelle, and Amos Mill. The presence of numerous family cemeteries, including Pannell Cem, Miller Cem, and Bean Cem, provides significant value for genealogists tracing early residents of DeKalb and Dade counties. The high plateaus are divided by the Basin Divide, where the headwaters of the Little Tennessee River and Little River begin to carve through the terrain at points like Eagle Cliff and Sulphur Springs Gap.