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1959 Map of Tamassee

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Tamassee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Tamassee and the surrounding borderlands of the Blue Ridge Mountains are documented here in a landscape defined by the Sumter National Forest and the Chattooga National Forest. The map captures a moment when rural life centered on institutions like the Tamassee DAR Sch and the Village Creek Mission. At the southern edge of the survey, the General Pickens Monument marks a point of local historical significance near the intersection of various creeks and branches.

The terrain is characterized by numerous peaks such as Fork Mtn and Station Ridge, with the Chattooga River forming the natural boundary between South Carolina and Georgia. Smaller water features like Cheohee Lake and Whitewater Lake with their respective spillways reflect local water management. Several rural sanctuaries and burial grounds, including Cherry Hill Ch and the Alexander Cem, are scattered across the valley floors between the ridges.