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1941 Map of Epworth

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Epworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Copperhill and McCaysville anchor the northern edge of this landscape, where the Tennessee Georgia state line splits the mining and industrial activity of the Ducktown Basin. The Louisville and Nashville railroad winds through this corridor, serving the settlements of Staffordtown and Fry. Southward, the terrain transitions into the high ridges of the Chattahoochee National Forest, where a network of small mountain communities is defined by schools and churches like Payne Sch and Hipp Chapel.

Industry and local commerce appear in the form of a Crusher and the Galloway Mill along Fightingtown Creek. The map documents a period of transition, with 1941 survey data updated by 1973 photorevisions that reveal the evolving road network, such as LR 508, connecting family-named landmarks like Higdon Cove and Millsap Mtn. Local genealogy is well-served by the inclusion of small community centers like Madola and Mobile.