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2010 Map of Niota

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Niota
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The city of Niota anchors this 2010 survey of McMinn County, situated along the base of Niota Ridge. The landscape is a complex network of agriculture and resource extraction, evidenced by a high density of small-scale mining operations like Kyker Mine, Wattenberger Mine, and McManus Mine. Water management is prominent in the eastern quadrant, where the Sweetwater Creek Project Lake and reservoirs such as Sweetwater Creek Watershed Number One Reservoir regulate the drainage of the East Fork North Mouse Creek valley.

For family historians, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites and rural landmarks. From the Union McMinn Baptist Church Cemetery and Allen Carter Cemetery to the Beulah Chapel Cemetery, these named features offer specific geographic anchors for genealogical research. Numerous named springs, including Murray Spring and Cocker Spring, underscore the reliance on natural water sources that historically dictated the placement of farmsteads and rural churches like Beulah Chapel.