2011 Map of Potts Creek

About this map

Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery anchors the western edge of this corridor, where the headwaters of Potts Creek and Johns Creek carve deep valleys through the Jefferson Nat'l Forest. The landscape is defined by its dramatic ridges and family-named hollows, showing a traditional mountain settlement pattern where roads like Potts Mountain Rd follow the narrow flatlands between steep rises like Middle Mountain and Nutters Mountain. For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies several remote burial sites, including Ruble Cemetery, Paxton Cemetery, and Nutter Cemetery, which remain preserved within the national forest boundaries. From the high vista of Lovers Leap to the riverside Steel Bridge Campground, the survey captures a rural Appalachian environment where small communities like Paint Bank and Potts Cove have persisted alongside federally managed timber and wildlife lands.