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1947 Map of Hendersonville

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Hendersonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Hendersonville serves as the central hub of this 1940s landscape, where the Southern Railway and the Dixie Highway intersect to define the region's transport corridor. The map illustrates a developed plateau surrounding the town, marked by resort-era features like Osceola Lake and Highland Lake, alongside organized recreational sites such as Camp Carlyle and Camp Pisgah. To the east, the terrain rises toward the Blue Ridge escarpment, while the southern reaches reveal the industrial and community footprints of East Flat Rock and Flat Rock.

Rural life is evidenced by a dense network of country churches and family-named landmarks, including Draffin Hall Ch, Hillgirt Sch, and the Rhett Mill Dam along Mud Creek. Genealogists can locate specific burial grounds like Pleasant Hill Cem and Jones Cem, while the inclusion of Balfour (Smyth Sta) provides a precise record of historical rail stops and textile-related settlements from the mid-century era.