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1940 Map of Neddy Mountain

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Neddy Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Click Mill stands as a notable landmark along Big Creek in this 1940 survey of the Cocke County highlands. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the French Broad River, which serves as a corridor for the Southern railroad and connects small riverfront communities like Del Rio, Bridgeport, and Baltimore. Much of the southern terrain is protected within the Cherokee National Forest, where steep ridges like Neddy Mountain and Stone Mountain rise above narrow hollows.

Local history is preserved through numerous family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including Faubion Cem, Kilgore Cem, and the Susong Cem. Education and faith were closely tied to the land, evidenced by scattered sites such as Manning Chapel Sch, Reid Hill Sch, and Mt Zion Ch. The map captures a moment when mountain life relied on small-scale infrastructure, from the Prog Pond Ch in the southeast to the scattered schools serving isolated ridges.