1880s Maps of North Carolina

1. 1886 Map of Knoxville

   

   1886 Knoxville

   1886 Print · USGS

   East Tennessee in the late nineteenth century was a landscape of river ferries and mountain coves centered around the growing hub of Knoxville. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Spencer Cabin, Montvale Springs, and the old Brabsons Ferry river crossing.

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4. 1886 Map of Dahlonega

   

   1886 Dahlonega

   1886 Print · USGS

   The North Georgia mountains in the mid-1880s reveal a landscape of mining camps and early settlements before the modern era. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named landmarks like Helton's Field and Osbornes, or locate the Findley Mine and the Indian Mound.

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7. 1886 Map of Walhalla

   

   1886 Walhalla

   1886 Print · USGS

   The foothills of the Blue Ridge come alive in this late nineteenth-century survey of the Georgia and South Carolina borderlands. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail networks through Walhalla and Toccoa, or locate family landmarks like Batchelor's Retreat and Mosley's Mill.

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10. 1888 Map of Ellijay

    

    1888 Ellijay

    1888 Print · USGS

    North Georgia in the late 1880s was a land of high peaks and emerging rail lines as the mountains were first being methodically surveyed. You can trace the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad through Blue Ridge and locate vanished stops like Vanzants Store or the rural community of Cherry Log.

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13. 1889 Map of Hillsville

    

    1889 Hillsville

    1889 Print · USGS

    The Blue Ridge Highlands and the upper New River valley are captured in the late 1880s, showcasing a landscape of iron furnaces and mountain gaps. Trace early industrial sites like Boom Furnace and Lead Mines, or locate ancestral homesteads near Hillsville and Old Town.

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16. 1889 Map of Wytheville

    

    1889 Wytheville

    1889 Print · USGS

    Southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina are mapped here during the late nineteenth-century rise of the mountain iron industry. Genealogists and historians can locate early post offices and industrial sites such as Bridle Creek P.O., Eagle Furnace, and Rural Retreat.

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19. 1889 Map of Wilkesboro, 1960 Print

    

    1889 Wilkesboro

    1960 Print · USGS

    Wilkes and Ashe counties are shown here in the late 1880s as the region's mountain economy relied on river fords and valley mills. Researchers can trace ancestral locations from Jefferson to Wilkesboro, including landmarks like Lomax Store and Dunkirk Ch.

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