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2016 Map of Chatham Hill

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Chatham Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Chatham Hill serves as a central hub in this Appalachian landscape, where the North Fork Holston River carves a path through the ridge-and-valley topography of Smyth and Tazewell counties. The settlement pattern is defined by dispersed mountain hamlets such as Tannersville, Ridgedale, and Ellendale, connected by historic routes like the Blue Grass Trl and Old Wilderness Rd. This survey captures a terrain dominated by Brushy Mtn and Walker Mtn, with much of the land protected within the Jefferson National Forest.

Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds scattered across the hollows, including Mitchell Cem, Crabtree Cem, and the multiple locations of Buchanan Cem. The southern edge of the map transitions into the recreation area around Hungry Mother Lake, anchored by Mollys Knob. This area illustrates the persistence of small-scale agriculture and timber management in the valleys of Cursing Hollow and Totten Hollow well into the twenty-first century.