2003 Map of Baldwin Gap

About this map

Stone Mountain and Forge Mountain dominate this borderland landscape where Ashe Co and Watauga Co meet the Tennessee state line. The terrain is defined by narrow creek valleys and high ridges, where small communities like Creston and Sutherland developed along the North Fork New River. The map reveals a high density of family-named cemeteries and rural churches, such as Rock Creek Methodist Ch and Hamilton Chapel, which anchor the scattered homesteads connected by winding mountain roads.