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1938 Map of Andrews

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Andrews
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Andrews valley serves as a focal point for settlement and industry in this 1938 survey of the western North Carolina highlands. Situated along the Southern Ry and the Valley River, the town reflects a mountain economy supported by rail transport and highway accessibility, including routes like U S 19 74 129. While the town center is densely plotted, the surrounding landscape is defined by the high ridges of the Snowbird Mountains and the Valley River Mountains, much of which is protected within the Nantahala National Forest.

Notable infrastructure outside the town center includes the State Prison Camp, the Andrews-Murphy Airfield, and the Valleytown Cem, which preserves local history near the community of Valleytown. The map captures the rugged divide between the settled valley floors and the named peaks of the interior, such as High Peak and Big Peachtree Bald, where family-named gaps like Sandy Gap and Jutta Gap once marked the primary passage through the terrain.