2022 Map of Globe

About this map

The Johns River headwaters carve through the high elevations of the Pisgah National Forest in this survey of the North Carolina high country. The landscape is defined by its verticality, where the Tennessee Valley Divide and the Blue Ridge meet, directing water toward both the Atlantic and the Gulf. Small communities like Globe and Mulberry are situated in the lower basins, surrounded by a high density of family burial grounds such as the Bolick Family Cem and Edmisten Cem, which are vital for genealogical research in this region of Caldwell County. The northern edge of the map is dominated by the tourism and transport corridor of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, showing the contrast between the modern parkway system and the old forest service roads and trails like the Thunderhead Trl that wind through the interior ridges.