Published by the Tennessee State Planning Commission this 1953 planning map was compiled by the Sullivan County Tax Staff and from the Kingsport City Engineer's Map. Many area landmarks located in Kingsport and the surrounding area were added by hand at an indeterminate time post publication. These include area schools and businesses such as General Shale and Eastman Chemical Company. The hand written legend contains the color coding used to denote highways, schools, and new construction. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1005/thumbnail.jpg

City zoning map of Elizabethton, Tennessee prepared in December 1966 by the Tennessee State Planning Commission from subdivision plats and soil conservation aerial photographs. The preparation of this map was financially aided through a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, under the Urban Planning Assistance Program authorized by Section 701 of the House Act of 1954, as amended. The city's major roads, railroads and waterways are labeled. There is slight water damage on the right side of the map which led to the discoloration. According to the Tennessee State Depository stamp, this zoning map became part of the Sherrod Library depository collection on March 18, 1986. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1009/thumbnail.jpg

Map of Boone Reservoir Properties published in October 1959 by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Division of Reservoir Properties. The Boone Lake Property Map series is divided into 3 sheets, this is sheet 2 of 3. The legend denotes retained, surplus, or transferred land. Boxes on the bottom right quadrant include information such as approximate acreage of tracts and forecasted usage of retained lands. Property owners (as of 1959) are listed in the top left corner and are also included on the map itself. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale: 1" = 2000' / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1019/thumbnail.jpg

Map of Watauga Reservoir Properties published in October 1959 by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Division of Reservoir Properties. The Watauga Reservoir Property Map series is divided into 3 sheets, this is sheet 3 of 3. The legend denotes retained, surplus, or transferred land. Boxes on the top right quadrant include information such as approximate acreage of tracts and forecasted usage of retained lands. Property owners (as of 1959) are listed in the bottom left corner and are also included on the map itself. The inset includes a zoomed in view of the Wilbur Reservoir that accompanies sheet 1 of the series. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale: 1" = 2000' / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1026/thumbnail.jpg

General highway map of Carter County, Tennessee prepared by the Tennessee Department of Highways, Highway Planning Survey Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Public Roads. Field data obtained in 1962. Field Examination made in 1963. Legend denotes multiple categories including dwellings and businesses as well as county infrastructure. Several insets of specific communities and areas of interest are included. Population statistics can be found on the bottom left corner. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale for general map - 1/2" = 1 mile Scale for insets - 1/2" = 1/4 mile / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1034/thumbnail.jpg

General highway map of Greene County, Tennessee prepared by the Tennessee Department of Highways, Highway Planning Survey Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Public Roads. Field data obtained in 1962. Field Examination made in 1963. Legend denotes multiple categories including dwellings and businesses as well as county infrastructure. Several insets of specific communities and areas of interest are included. Population statistics can be found on the lower right corner. Lines of longitude and latitude are listed along the outside border. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale for general map - 1/2" = 1 mile Scale for insets - 1/2" = 1/4 mile / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1035/thumbnail.jpg

General highway map of Greene County, Tennessee prepared by the Tennessee Department of Highways, Highway Planning Survey Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Public Roads. Field data obtained in 1953. Field Examination made in 1954. Legend denotes multiple categories including dwellings and businesses as well as county infrastructure. Several insets of specific communities and areas of interest are included. Population statistics can be found on the bottom right corner as well as on the map itself. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale for general map - 1/2" = 1 mile Scale for insets - 1/2" = 1/4 mile / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1036/thumbnail.jpg

General highway map of Sullivan County, Tennessee prepared by the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Development-Planning Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Field data obtained in 1978. Field Examination made in 1985. The road names shown on this map were approved by the Sullivan County Commission in 1985. Legend denotes multiple categories including dwellings and businesses as well as county infrastructure. An inset of Friendship Road can be found on the lower portion. Lines of longitude and latitude are listed along the outside border. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale for general map - 1/2" = 1 mile / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1037/thumbnail.jpg

General highway map of Unicoi County, Tennessee prepared by the Tennessee State Highway Department, Highway Planning Survey Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Public Roads. Field data obtained in 1961. Field Examination made in 1962. Legend denotes multiple categories including dwellings and businesses as well as county infrastructure. Several insets of specific communities and areas of interest are included. Population statistics can be found along the bottom border. Lines of longitude and latitude are listed along the outside border. Additional details were added by hand in blue ink at an indeterminate time post publication. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale for general map - 1/2" = 1 mile Scale for insets except as otherwise shown - 1/2" = 1/4 mile / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1038/thumbnail.jpg

Large topographical map of the northeast Tennessee region around Johnson City published in 1955. Prepared by the Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington D.C. Compiled in 1951 from United States Quadrangles, U.S. Geological Survey, and county highway maps. Planimetric detail partially revised by photo-planimetric methods. Control by USC & GS, TVA, and CE. Roads, railroad and aeronautical data verified by state authorities, 1954. Legend denotes populated places, types of roads, and railroads. Topography, names of roads, communities, and waterways can be found on the map itself. Physical copy resides in the Government Information, Law and Maps Department of East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library. Scale - 1: 250,000 / https://dc.etsu.edu/rare-maps/1043/thumbnail.jpg