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1940 Map of Neddy Mountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The French Broad River snakes through the heart of the Cherokee National Forest, carving a deep valley that dictates the human geography of Cocke County in 1940. This survey captures a rural landscape where small mountain communities like Del Rio and Baltimore are connected by the Southern railroad line and winding roads. The density of small one-room schools, such as Allen Chapel Sch and Manning Chapel Sch, and country churches like Maple Grove Ch, reflects a self-contained social life before mid-century consolidation.

Along the water, industry and traditional commerce appear in the form of the Cheek Mill, while the high country is defined by distinct landmarks like Beetree Knob and Neddy Mountain. Genealogists will find particular value in the precisely marked family burying grounds, including Faubion Cem and Susong Cem, which remain as permanent markers of the early settlers who worked these river gaps and hollows.