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1904 Map of Roan Mountain

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Roan Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Elizabethon and Johnson City serve as the primary urban hubs in this 1904 survey, which documents the industrial and natural geography of the Tennessee-North Carolina border. The landscape is defined by the convergence of the Watauga River and Holston River, with the Southern Ry and the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina RR providing critical transport through the gaps of the Unaka Mountains.

Genealogists can find numerous small settlements like Bluff City and Piney Flats, alongside local landmarks such as Grove Church and Morrill Cave. The survey also highlights the region's extractive history at House Ore Bank and the dramatic elevations of the high country, including Roan High Knob and Roan High Bluff. This map captures the area before modern infrastructure, showing early road networks like Embreville Road and remote points like Pardee Point.