2019 Map of Barnardsville

About this map

Barnardsville serves as the focal point for this survey of the Blue Ridge mountain valleys in northern Buncombe County. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of Ivy Creek and its many tributaries, including Paint Fork and Dillingham Creek, which carve deep hollows between prominent peaks like Wildcat Mtn and Deweese Mtn. This area's settlement history is visibly etched into the terrain through a high density of family and community burial grounds, such as Antioch Cem near Democrat and the Marshbanks Cem situated beneath Grassy Knob. Much of the eastern portion of the map is preserved within the Pisgah National Forest, where the topography rises sharply toward Ingraham Mtn and the gaps that lead into neighboring Madison and Yancey counties. The network of rural roads follows these watercourses, connecting small mountain communities like Waverly and Rockview through a series of gaps and ridges.