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1935 Map of Hiawassee

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Hiawassee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Hiwassee River corridor defines this mountain landscape along the border of Georgia and North Carolina during the mid-1930s. Centered on the town of Hiawassee, the area shows a transition from agricultural valley floor to the forested slopes of the Nantahala National Forest. The map documents a rural society built around small watercourses like Brasstown Creek and Hog Creek, where milling operations like Townsend Mill and a Mill Dam near Friendship were central to the local economy.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the network of country churches and schools, including Ledford Chapel, Old Union Ch, and the Lower Bell Creek Sch. The terrain is marked by prominent family-named ridges and peaks such as Wolfpen Ridge and Ramey Mtn. The transport network of the era is captured in the transition to modern infrastructure, featuring U.S. Highway No 76 and the historic Burch Bridge crossing the river.