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1956 Map of Vandever

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Vandever
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Grassland Farm sits at the northern end of this mid-century survey, representing the agricultural research presence of the University of Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau. The landscape is defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide, where water begins its journey toward the Sequatchie River or Daddys Creek. A significant development shown is the Tansi Resort, complete with Lake Tansi, a landing strip, and a golf course, marking the era's shift toward recreational land use in the Tennessee highlands.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named sites, particularly in the southern reaches near Burke. Scattered throughout the hollows are numerous burial grounds, including the Musick Cem, Van Hoy Cem, and Hillcrest Cem. The infrastructure of the time is captured by the William Howard Taft Highway, which appears both as an established route and in sections noted as under construction, tracing the ridge lines past Stephens Gap and Morris Gap.