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2017 Map of Cleveland

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Cleveland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Cleveland serves as the hub of this North Georgia landscape, situated where the terrain begins its ascent toward the Blue Ridge. The town’s layout is documented alongside numerous burial grounds that speak to the area's deep-rooted community history, including Cleveland Cem, Mount View Cem, and the more rural Smiths Chapel Cem. The drainage patterns of the Tesnatee Cr and the Chestatee River define the local topography, with various lakes like Smith Lake and Knight Lake punctuating the valleys.

Transport and infrastructure are noted through landmarks such as the Earl Nix Bridge crossing the creek and the small Deer Crossing Airport south of town. The map provides a look at the rural road network as it existed in the late 2010s, tracing the paths to prominent local elevations like Long Mountain and Shine Mtn. This record captures the transition from the established town center to the dispersed farmsteads and mountain ridges that characterize White County.