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2022 Map of Lake Toxaway

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Lake Toxaway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Lake Toxaway and the surrounding high country of the Great Balsam Mountains define this section of the Blue Ridge where the Tennessee Valley Divide splits the flow of water between the Atlantic and the Gulf. The landscape is a network of ridges and coves, with the Tuckasegee River and Toxaway River drawing from the steep slopes of Wolf Mtn and Toxaway Mtn. This modern survey documents the legacy of settlement through family-named landmarks and remote burial grounds, including the William Owen Cem and Mack McCall Cem nestled near Glassmine Mtn.

Public lands of the Pisgah National Forest and Nantahala National Forest cover large swaths of the terrain, yet the map reveals the persistent footprint of small communities at Quebec and Hogback Valley. The proximity of the Wolf Mountain Church Graveyard and Macedonia Baptist Church Graveyard to peaks like Sassafras Knob and Bruce Knob highlights the historical relationship between mountain geography and the early social centers of Transylvania and Jackson Counties.