▁the ▁co oper ative ▁vent ures ▁failed , ▁however , ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁government ▁div ested ▁itself ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁community ' s ▁general ▁layout ▁still ▁appears ▁much ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁C umber land ▁Hom est ead s ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁h illy ▁area ▁at op ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Pl ate au , ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Cross ville . ▁By rd ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁O bed ▁River , ▁flows ▁through ▁and ▁dra ins ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁C umber land ▁Mountain ▁State ▁Park , ▁which ▁was ▁developed ▁simultaneously ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁recre ational ▁area , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁C umber land ▁Hom est ead s . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 2 7 ▁connect s ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁area ▁with ▁Cross ville ▁and ▁Inter state ▁ 4 0 ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁Se qu atch ie ▁Valley ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁State ▁Route ▁ 6 8 ▁( Gr ass y ▁C ove ▁Road ) ▁connect s ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁Gr ass y ▁C ove ▁and ▁Spring ▁City ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁C umber land ▁Hom est ead s ▁Historic ▁District , ▁which ▁covers ▁over ▁, ▁includes ▁properties ▁on ▁Ch est nut ▁Lane , ▁Co on ▁H ollow ▁Lane , ▁County ▁Se at ▁Road , ▁C rab ▁Apple ▁Lane , ▁C rab ▁Or ch ard