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1961 Map of Trafford

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Trafford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Extensive industrial and rural activity defines the landscape where Blount and Jefferson Counties meet. This 1961 survey, updated in the mid-1980s, reveals a terrain shaped by heavy extraction, with strip mines and various mines scattered along the Locust Fork and Kelly Creek. The rail network of the Seaboard line connects small settlements like Trafford and Nyota, while the southern reaches feature the residential and recreational development of Spring Valley Lakes and a local Golf Course.

Genealogists will find a wealth of community landmarks, including the Sterling School and a high density of rural houses of worship such as Bethlehem Ch, Holston Chapel, and Pleasant Grove Ch. Local burial grounds like the Vandiver Cem and Lilly Chapel Cem provide specific points of reference for families rooted in these valleys. The topography transitions from the industrial lowlands to the more dramatic elevations of Sand Mountain and The Narrows, where the environment remains less developed.