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2019 Map of Noland Creek

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Noland Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The rugged boundary between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Nantahala National Forest is defined here by the winding waters of Fontana Lake. This 2019 survey captures a landscape where human history is primarily preserved in family names and small burial grounds like the Lower Noland-Monteith Cem and Stiles Cem. The settlement of Roundhill sits east of the lake, near where the Tuckasegee River enters the frame, while Carson Mill and Solola Valley mark the surrounding mountain hollows.

The complex network of ridges, such as Pilot Ridge and Forney Ridge, and gaps like Indian Grave Gap and Bearpen Gap, suggests a long history of high-country transit. Several trails, including the Lakeshore Trail and Noland Creek Trail, follow old corridors once used by residents of the Swain Co and Graham Co borderlands. Genealogists can find evidence of deep-rooted family ties in sites like Connor Hickory Flats Cem and the Jenkins Cem.