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2022 Map of Mountain City

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Mountain City serves as the central hub of this high-elevation corner of Tennessee, with the Johnson County Courthouse anchoring the town’s grid. The surrounding landscape is defined by the steep rises of Forge Mtn, Rainbow Mtn, and Doe Mtn, creating a series of valleys where agriculture and settlement concentrate along the winding path of Roan Cr. This recent survey reveals a distribution of family heritage markers, from the Samuel E McQueen Family Cem to the Trivette Family Cem, reflecting generations of deep-rooted local history.

Industrial and infrastructure patterns are evident in the presence of Mining Town RD and the Johnson County Airport situated south of Maymead. Smaller communities such as Shouns, Neva, and Crackers Neck dot the valley floor, connected by roads like Old Cold Springs RD and Shupes Mill RD. The northern reach is bounded by the Cherokee National Forest, where the terrain transitions into the protected slopes of Turkey Knobs and Bodane Ridge.