2011 Map of Hartford

About this map

The Pigeon River carves a deep valley through this mountain landscape, following a course that dictates the local infrastructure near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. In the eastern portion of the sheet, the settlement of Hartford serves as a focal point, situated near the Hartford Post Office and Cane Hollow. To the west, the community of Cosby and the Cosby Post Office anchor the landscape near Jenkins Mill. Family history is deeply rooted here, evidenced by numerous small burial grounds such as the Valentine Cemetery, Shultz Cemetery, and McMillan Cemetery scattered among the ridges. High points like Halltop Mountain and the Hall Top Lookout provide vantage points over a complex drainage system including Cosby Creek and Groundhog Creek. The map documents a rural network of roads like Denton Rd and Weaver Branch Rd that connect isolated hollows and coves like Greasy Cove and Laurel Hollow.