2016 Map of Sherwood

About this map

The Stone Mountains define the high ridgeline where the Tennessee and North Carolina border meets, separating the Cherokee National Forest from the Pisgah National Forest. In the valleys below, the headwaters of the Watauga River wind through a landscape shaped by narrow hollows like Wilson Hollow and Fletcher Hollow. Small settlements including Sherwood, Sweetwater, and Amantha are connected by a network of rural routes such as Old US Hwy 421 and Mast Gap Rd. Local genealogy is anchored by several family and community burial sites, including Ford Cem and Cove Creek Cem. The terrain is marked by numerous summits and gaps like The Bald and Vaught Gap, showing the enduring rural character of these highland communities in the mid-2010s.