2011 Map of Telford

About this map

Washington College serves as the cultural anchor of this landscape, established as the first institution of higher learning west of the Alleghenies. The settlement pattern follows the rolling terrain between Little Limestone Creek and the Nolichucky River, where historic hamlets like Broylesville and Telford developed around early mills and rail spurs. In the southern reach of the quadrangle, the landscape shifts dramatically as it rises toward Embreeville Mountain. This area is marked by a heavy concentration of early 21st-century mining sites such as Big Moccasin Mine and the Starnes Mine, alongside evocative place names like Furnace Stack Hollow and Sally Hole. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including the Sevier Cemetery, Waddell Cemetery, and Morning Star Cemetery.