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1988 Map of Blairsville

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Blairsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Blairsville serves as the focal point of this late-century survey, situated at the junction of the Blue Ridge mountains and the headwaters of Nottely Lake. The landscape is defined by the heavy timber of the Nantahala National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest, which straddle the border between Georgia and North Carolina. The town site includes essential community markers like the local Courthouse, Union General Hospital, and a High School, while the surrounding rural landscape is dotted with family-named gaps and knobs such as Ballard Mountain and Rogers Knob.

Tracing the waterways like Gumlog Creek and Ivy log Creek reveals a network of country churches and small burial grounds, including Dry Branch Ch and the Henderson Cem. The development of the area is further evidenced by landmarks like the Union Memory Garden and the Golf Course near the town center, contrasting with the more isolated settlements of Pine Log Village and Youngstown to the north and south.