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1934 Map of Tazewell

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Tazewell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Tazewell serves as the primary hub in this 1934 survey, situated near the headwaters of Town Branch and the Jeffersonville Cem. The landscape is defined by the steep ridges of Clinch Mountain and Paint Lick Mountain, which channel settlement and transportation through long valleys like Thompson Valley. Along the banks of Maiden Spring Creek, early industrial activity is evident at Creagers Mill, while the extraction economy is represented by operations at Pounding Mill No 10.

Genealogists will find a detailed network of rural institutions, including Whitten Valley Ch, Wesleys Chapel, and several local schools such as Pisgah Sch and Mitchell Sch. The Norfolk and Western railroad winds through the north, connecting small settlements like Maxwell and Youngs to the wider region. This record captures the transition of the Clinch River valley before modern highway expansion altered the proximity of these family-named knobs and hollows.