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1936 Map of Wolf Pit Ridge

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Wolf Pit Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Wolf Pit Ridge dominates the high ground in this 1936 survey of Hardin County, where a network of trails and unimproved roads connects isolated farmsteads and rural institutions. The southern portion of the sheet is centered on the community of Gillises Mills, supported by the local Gillis Sch and Gillis Cem. Education and faith were clearly central to life in these hollows, as evidenced by the Center Star Sch and Union Chapel Sch located along the winding valley routes.

The landscape is deeply dissected by numerous waterways like Horse Creek and Turkey Creek, which shaped the settlement patterns of the era. Grounded in the Tennessee Valley Authority's early regional work, the map also captures the arrival of modern infrastructure through the Electric Power Company Transmission Line and Highway No 64 cutting across the northern hills. This snapshot preserves a transition point where family-named landmarks like Pickins Cem and Smith Cem sit alongside emerging utility corridors.