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1957 Map of Farner

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Farner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Hiwassee River cuts a deep path through the southern Appalachian landscape, dividing the Cherokee National Forest and Nantahala National Forest. By the late 1950s, the river's flow was harnessed by the Apalachia Dam, creating Apalachia Lake which spans the border between Polk County, Tennessee, and Cherokee County, North Carolina. This map reveals a community structured by both the water and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which follows the river's winding northern bank through the Shinbone Ridge.

Settlements like Farner and Turtletown serve as local hubs, connected by the historical corridor of the Unicoi Turnpike. Genealogists and local historians will find several landmarks of the era, including the Cataska Sch, Ironsburg Ch, and family burial grounds such as Brock Cem and Hamby Cem. Higher elevations are marked by prominent points like Buck Bald and Peels High Top, while the landscape is further defined by numerous gaps and ridges, including Stone Pile Gap and Unicoi Gap.