1930s Maps of Watauga County, North Carolina

1. 1934 Map of Valle Crucis

   

   1934 Valle Crucis

   1934 Print · USGS

   The North Carolina high country is captured here during the mid-1930s, showing a network of mountain settlements and river valleys. Researchers can trace family names at Jestes Cemetery or follow the narrow-gauge ET & WNC RR through Jestes Siding.

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4. 1934 Map of Elk Park

   

   1934 Elk Park

   1934 Print · USGS

   High-elevation settlements and mountain rail lines define this Avery County landscape in the mid-1930s. Genealogists can trace family roots at Little Elk Ch or locate historic structures like the Grandfather Orphanage and Elk Park School.

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7. 1934 Map of Boone

   

   1934 Boone

   1934 Print · USGS

   Watauga County's high country is captured here during the mid-1930s, showing a network of mountain communities and early state highways. You can trace the locations of the County Home, the rural crossroads at Shulls Mills, and local landmarks like the Blue Moon Service Sta.

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10. 1935 Map of Baldwin Gap

    

    1935 Baldwin Gap

    1935 Print · USGS

    The high ridges of the Tennessee and North Carolina border come into focus in the mid-1930s. Genealogists can trace early mountain life through the sites of Snyder Chapel, Curds Sch, and the isolated Wallace Cem.

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13. 1935 Map of Doe Mountain

    

    1935 Doe Mountain

    1935 Print · USGS

    Mountain City and the Watauga River valley appear here in the mid-1930s, just before major hydroelectric projects transformed the landscape. Researchers can trace the original river towns of Butler and Elk Mills, or locate family landmarks like Shouns Chapel Sch and Doeville P O Doe Sta.

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16. 1935 Map of Sherwood

    

    1935 Sherwood

    1935 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee and North Carolina high country comes into focus in the mid-1930s, showing a network of mountain coves and river crossings. Researchers can locate remote schools and family burial sites like Glendale Sch, Ivory Ridge Sch, and the Cove Creek Cem.

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19. 1935 Map of Butler

    

    1935 Butler

    1935 Print · USGS

    The Watauga River valley in the mid-1930s is caught here in its original state before TVA projects transformed the region. Genealogists and local historians can pinpoint the original sites of Butler, Watauga Academy, and cemeteries like Green Cem.

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22. 1935 Map of Zionville

    

    1935 Zionville

    1935 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee and North Carolina borderlands are captured here in the mid-1930s as high-country roads began to improve. Genealogists and hikers can trace old routes through the Gap of Rich Mtn or locate small settlements like Trade and Silverstone.

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25. 1936 Map of Blowing Rock

    

    1936 Blowing Rock

    1936 Print · USGS

    The North Carolina high country around Boone and Blowing Rock is documented here in the mid-1930s. Genealogists and researchers can trace family-named landmarks and mountain institutions, from the COUNTY HOME to remote sites like Bailey Camp Sch and St Marys Ch.

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28. 1938 Map of Butler

    

    1938 Butler

    1938 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee-North Carolina border country is documented here just before major landscape shifts, centered on the river confluence at Butler. Genealogists can trace family landmarks and rural institutions including Watauga Academy, Dugger Cem, and the Sink Valley Sch.

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31. 1938 Map of Sherwood

    

    1938 Sherwood

    1938 Print · USGS

    The high ridges of Watauga County and the Tennessee border are captured here just before the Second World War. Researchers can trace ancestral locations through numerous mountain churches and schools, including Henson Chapel, Mabel, and Beaverdam School.

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34. 1938 Map of Baldwin Gap, 1957 Print

    

    1938 Baldwin Gap

    1957 Print · USGS

    The high ridges of the Blue Ridge along the Tennessee and North Carolina border were surveyed in the late thirties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Hemlock, Wallace Cem, and rural institutions like Curd Sch and Snyder Chapel.

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37. 1939 Map of Zionville

    

    1939 Zionville

    1939 Print · USGS

    The North Carolina and Tennessee borderlands come alive in this late 1930s survey of the high mountain gaps. Genealogists can trace early homesteads near Zionville, Trade, and Greer Cem or find local landmarks like the Rich Mtn Sch.

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40. 1939 Map of Baldwin Gap

    

    1939 Baldwin Gap

    1939 Print · USGS

    The high ridges of the Tennessee and North Carolina border come alive in this pre-war survey of the Appalachian backcountry. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous hollows to find Bethel Ch, Payne Cem, and the old Laurel Springs Sch.

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