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1947 Map of Tracy City

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Tracy City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Tracy City and the surrounding mining country of the Cumberland Plateau are captured here during a period of industrial transition. The landscape is heavily marked by strip mine operations and an oil well, reflecting the extraction economy that shaped these Grundy and Marion communities. The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes through the topography, separating the waters of the Little Sequatchie River from the northern drainages.

Settlement patterns reveal a mix of established towns like Coalmont and smaller rural nodes such as White City and Greentown. Genealogical details are numerous, including several family-named landmarks like Sweeton Hill and Stocker Branch, alongside community centers such as Victoria School and Bevins Chapel. The inclusion of Grundy Lakes State Park and the Grundy Forest State Natural Area shows the early preservation of the area's wooded drainages amidst the coal-producing districts.