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1965 Map of Fruitland

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Fruitland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Fruitland Bible Institute and its surrounding community anchor the southeastern landscape of this mid-1960s survey along the Henderson and Buncombe County line. To the west, the campus of Christ School sits near the Brookwood Golf Club and the settlement of Fletcher. The terrain is defined by a dense network of high ridges and gaps, including Burney Mountain and Barnhill Mountain, which separate the watersheds of Cane Creek and Hoopers Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high concentration of small community landmarks, such as Tweed Chapel, Oak Grove Ch, and the Pittillo-Lanning Cem. The road network of the era, featuring the Tweed-Nesbitt Road and Christ School Road, reveals how family-named landmarks and rural institutions shaped the development of these mountain coves. The map also records smaller communities like Goodluck and specific infrastructure including the Williams Dam on Mud Creek.