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2016 Map of Rafter

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Rafter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Cherokee National Forest dominates this landscape in Monroe County, where the Tennessee mountains meet a network of creek-bottom settlements and upland ridges. The terrain is defined by significant elevations such as Lynn Carden Mtn, Canebrake Mtn, and Cane Creek Mtn, while the Tellico Lake shoreline touches the northwestern corner near Tariffville. Small, dispersed communities like Acorn, Chestnut Valley, and Whiteoak Flats are connected by a web of rural routes including Antioch Church Rd and Rafter Rd.

Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial grounds, such as Farris Chapel Cem, Williamsburg Cem, and Shaw Cem. The map illustrates a landscape of narrow branches and creeks, including Ballplay Cr and Cane Cr, which carve through the ridges. Notable crossings like Sloan Bridge and gaps like Hells Hole Gap indicate the historical importance of the local topography in directing travel and settlement patterns within the forest's boundaries.