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1966 Map of Blairsville

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Blairsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Blairsville serves as the focal point of this North Georgia mountain landscape, shown just after the mid-1960s. The town's layout includes civic landmarks like the Union County High School and Haralson Recreation Center, while the surrounding terrain is heavily defined by the boundaries of the Nantahala National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. To the south, the Nottely River feeds into Nottely Lake and Canal Lake, reflecting the hydroelectric and recreational development of the era.

Smaller settlements and family-named gaps illustrate the area's rural genealogy, from Pine Log Village in the north to Scrougetown in the south. Local heritage is preserved at sites like Pinelog Cem and Henderson Cem. Modern infrastructure appears alongside these traditional mountain communities, most notably the FAA Tracking Station situated near Ravencliff Knob, marking the intersection of high-altitude technology and the Blue Ridge wilderness.