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1946 Map of Glenville

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Glenville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Thorpe (Reservoir) Lake dominates the eastern half of this terrain, created by the Glenville Dam along the West Fork Tuckasegee River. This mid-century survey illustrates the highland landscape where the Cowee Mountains and Ellijay Mountains meet, much of which is protected within the Nantahala National Forest. The map documents numerous small communities and family-named clusters that existed near the water's edge and along the steep ridges, including Erastus, Glenville, Hamburg, and Shookville.

Genealogists will find significant local-history data in the many rural religious and educational sites, such as the Whiterock Sch, Little Buck Creek Ch, and Norton Cem. The topography is defined by its dramatic water features, from the Tuckasegee River to the impressive Onion Falls and High Falls, while a Lookout Tower atop Yellow Mtn provides a vantage point over the complex network of creeks like Norton Creek and Cullowhee Creek.