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1941 Map of Tranquillity

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Tranquillity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Valley Ridge and Powell Ridge dominate this topographic study of the Tennessee Valley landscape as it was documented in 1941. The area is defined by a dense network of country schools and churches that served small rural communities like Center Point and Boggs Crossroad. Local industry and agriculture are evidenced by Collins Mill on the North Fork and various family-named landmarks.

The map reveals a settlement pattern tied closely to the ridges and hollows, including Mt Zion Hollow and Rails Hollow. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of local burial grounds such as Hutsell Cem and the Old Walnut Grove Cem, alongside multiple houses of worship like Pisgah Ch and Corner Ch. Water sources were central to life here, from the flows of Big Sewee Creek to the named spring at Big Spring, illustrating the early 20th-century reliance on the local watershed before modern development.