2022 Map of Calderwood

About this map

Calderwood and Happy Valley anchor this mountainous landscape where the Great Smoky Mountains National Park meets the Cherokee National Forest. The map documents a rugged terrain defined by sharp ridges like Tarkiln Ridge and Deadrick Ridge, drained by the Little Tennessee River and Abrams Creek. Local history is preserved through numerous family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including the Ghormley Cem, Burchfield Cem, and the Maynard Hughes Cem near Maynard Cr. The road network is dominated by the Foothills Parkway Section 8H, which traverses the slopes of Chilhowee Mtn. Small settlements and religious sites like the Happy Valley Missionary Baptist Church indicate a long-standing community footprint even within the protected forest boundaries and steep hollows of the Appalachian foothills.