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1947 Map of Cashes Valley

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Cashes Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Cashes Valley and the surrounding high country of the Chattahoochee National Forest are documented here just after the Second World War. The landscape is defined by the Blue Ridge Divide, which separates the north-flowing Fightingtown Creek from the waters of the Ellijay River in the south. This era shows a distributed rural society reliant on small community hubs like Santaluca and White Path, where local life centered on institutions such as Cashes Valley Ch and Cashes Valley Sch.

Industry and transport are represented by the Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor, which follows the river valley through the southeastern quadrant. Small-scale commerce is evident at Higdon Mill and Jones Mill, while family histories are anchored at Johnson Cem and Golden Cem. The map captures the complex terrain of the southern Appalachians, featuring numerous named crossings such as Hickorynut Gap and McKenny Gap that linked these isolated mountain valleys.