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1957 Map of Tellico Plains

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Tellico Plains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Tellico Plains serves as the gateway to the Cherokee National Forest, situated at the confluence of the Tellico River and the mountain foothills during the mid-1950s. The landscape is defined by its deep connectivity between remote settlements and small-scale industry, evidenced by the Quarry near Tellico Lake and the Conasauga Mill on the Conasauga River. Local life is recorded through numerous family landmarks and rural institutions, including the Payne Station Sch and the Rural Vale Sch.

Transport through this part of the Unicoi Mtns is anchored by the Joe Brown Highway, which winds past Coker Creek and Epperson. Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the scattered burial grounds, from the Jalapa Cem in the northwest to the Coker Creek Cem in the southeast. Prominent peaks like Peaky Top on Tellico Mountain and Borin Top on Cataska Mountain dominate the skyline above these mountain communities.