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1960 Map of Shady Valley

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Shady Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Shady Valley sits as a high mountain basin where the headwaters of Beaverdam Creek emerge between the Iron Mountains and the ridges of the Cherokee National Forest. This 1960 revision reveals a landscape transitioning from traditional agriculture toward managed forest land, evidenced by the Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area and extensive national forest boundaries. Settlement is concentrated along the basin floor near Shady Valley Ch and the Shady Valley Sch, while the surrounding slopes remain heavily forested and punctuated by gaps like Low Gap and Sowbed Gap.

The presence of an Open pit mine and a Tailings pond near Crandull indicates small-scale industrial activity alongside the rural homesteads. Genealogists can find numerous family burial grounds throughout the valley, including the Montgomery Cem, Crosswhite Cem, and Potter Cem. To the north, the South Fork Holston River enters Holston Lake, while the Appalachian Trail traces the eastern ridgeline, passing landmarks such as McQueen Knob.