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1965 Map of Fruitland

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Fruitland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Bearwallow Mountain and the high ridges of the Blue Ridge dominate this mid-1960s survey of the Buncombe and Henderson County border. The landscape is characterized by a mix of educational institutions and rural mountain settlements, notably the Fruitland Bible Institute and the sprawling campus of Christ School near Mountain View. The topography is dense with named peaks like Cunningham Mountain, Huckleberry Mountain, and Rattlesnake Knob, while valley life centers around Hoopers Creek and Clear Creek.

Notable for local historians is the abandoned Asheville-Hendersonville Airport and the presence of several established family cemeteries, such as Williams Cemetery and the Pittillo-Lanning Cemetery. Religious life is deeply rooted in the terrain, marked by Tweed Chapel and Oak Grove Church, while the lower elevations near Hendersonville show emerging infrastructure like the Sewage disposal plant and Weighing station.