1988 Map of Tickanetley

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes through this high-elevation corner of North Georgia, separating the waters of the Cartecay River from the north-flowing Big Creek. This late-1980s landscape is defined by the expansive Rich Mountain Wilderness and the Chattahoochee National Forest, where steep ridges like Tickanetley Bald and Columbia Top tower over isolated mountain settlements. The map documents a network of rural congregations and family burial grounds that anchor these valleys, including Macedonia Ch and the curiously named Scrougetown Cem. Small communities like Tickanetley, Diamond, and Quill are linked by winding roads and numerous four-wheel-drive tracks, illustrating the remote character of Gilmer County before significant modern development reached these higher reaches of the Blue Ridge mountains.