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1957 Map of Farner

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Farner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Farner and the surrounding borderlands of Tennessee and North Carolina are defined by the winding course of the Hiwassee River and the significant infrastructure of the Apalachia Dam. This mid-century survey captures a landscape of steep ridges and narrow coves, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks follow the river's path through the Cherokee National Forest. The map documents the impoundment of Apalachia Lake and the Apalachia Reservation Boundary, contrasting industrial water management with the rural character of settlements like Turtletown and Ironsburg.

Local history is preserved in the numerous family-named landmarks and remote sites of worship, such as Ironsburg Ch and Poindexter Ch. The terrain transitions from the Unicoi Mountains in the north to Long Ridge in the south, punctuated by named gaps like Unicoi Gap and Ditney Gap. These features, along with several rural burial grounds like Brock Cem and Hamby Cem, provide essential details for genealogists and researchers tracing the history of Polk and Monroe counties.