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1936 Map of Judson

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Judson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Little Tennessee River and its confluence with the Tuckasegee River form the central geography of this mid-1930s survey, documenting a river system and communities before the creation of Fontana Lake. The settlements of Bushnell, Judson, Forney, and Almond appear along the riverbanks and the Southern railroad line, showing a landscape of small farmsteads, country schools like Mill Creek Sch, and local burial grounds including Monteith Cem.

Boundaries for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Nantahala National Forest meet here, illustrating the transition of these highlands into protected federal lands. Notable engineering of the era is evident at the Indian Ridge Tunnel and various gaging stations, while family-named landmarks like Evans Knob and Shear Knob highlight the local genealogy of the Swain and Graham county borderlands.