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2017 Map of Epworth

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

McCaysville and the industrial twin towns of Copperhill and Fry sit at the northern edge of this survey, where the Ocoee River becomes the Toccoa River at the Georgia-Tennessee state line. This mountain landscape is defined by the high ridges of the Chattahoochee National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest, partitioned by the winding courses of Fightingtown Creek and Patterson Creek. The area retains evidence of its agricultural and early industrial roots through scattered sites like Patterson Mill, Galloway Mill, and Mc Kinney Bridge.

Genealogists can trace family footprints across several rural burial grounds, including Millsaps Cemetery near Oasis and Crestlawn Cemetery on the outskirts of Staffordtown. Small settlements like Madola, Pierceville, and Higdon are linked by a network of forest roads such as Old Silver Mine Road, hinting at the mineral history that once drove the local economy in this corner of Fannin and Polk counties.