2016 Map of Kinzel Springs

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Tuckaleechee Cove and the northern reaches of Great Smoky Mountains National Park define this landscape, where the Little River winds through the gap between Chilhowee Mountain and the high ridges of Rich Mountain. Settlement follows the lower elevations of Miller Cove and the Dry Valley, with nodes of community history preserved at Kinzel Springs and Townsend. This 2016 survey captures a modern look at a region shaped by its proximity to the national park, where historic routes like the Old Walland Hwy and E Lamar Alexander Pkwy parallel the river. Genealogists will find numerous family and community burial grounds, including the Millers Cove Cem and Caylors Chapel Cem, often situated on the lower slopes near old farmsteads like Fry Fields. The topography transitions from the dramatic height of Cerulean Knob and Double Mountain to the clustered development at Walland.