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1936 Map of Tazewell

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

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Tazewell and New Tazewell serve as the primary hubs of Claiborne County in this mid-1930s survey, conducted during a period of massive landscape transformation. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the emerging Norris Reservoir, a Tennessee Valley Authority project that altered local geography and property lines. The Southern railroad line cuts through the center of the sheet, passing through the Greer Tunnel and connecting the rural community of Springdale to the larger towns.

Rural life is meticulously documented through numerous country schools and houses of worship, such as Memorial Consolidated Sch and Chalybeate Springs Ch. Industry is tied to the water, evidenced by the Flume Mill on Little Sycamore Creek and Murphy Mill on Russell Creek. The terrain is defined by the sharp rise of Wallen Ridge and the Caney Valley Knobs, which hem in the agricultural valleys before they meet the rising reservoir waters.