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1983 Map of Vandever

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Vandever
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Lake Tansi and the growing residential layout of Lake Tansi Village dominate the northern plateau in this 1980s Tennessee Valley Authority revision. The map captures a moment of transition where traditional agrarian life at the University of Tennessee Experimental Station on Grassland Farm sits adjacent to developing recreation and modern infrastructure. Further south, the landscape reverts to the deep hollows and gaps of the Cumberland Plateau, featuring significant family-named landmarks such as Hale Chapel Cem and Musick Cem.

The rugged terrain around Brown Ridge and Head of Sequatchie is marked by early industrial and agricultural sites, including several quarries and the historically significant Carding Machine Spring. Small rural communities like Vandever and Big Lick are documented with their essential social centers intact, from Faith Chapel to the Big Lick Sch. This survey provides a precise record of the county line where Cumberland and Bledsoe counties meet near the steep descent of Parnham Gap.