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1946 Map of Tuckasegee

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Tuckasegee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The W Fk Tuckasegee River valley anchors this mountain landscape, which was surveyed in the mid-1940s just as the Nantahala National Forest was becoming a dominant presence in the region. The settlement of Tuckasegee sits at the junction of the west fork and Caney Fork, serving as a hub for the scattered homesteads and family farms that line the narrow creek bottoms.

Genealogists can find numerous family-named landmarks and resting places, such as the Stephenson Cem and Brasstown Cem. Rural life is centered around institutions like the Caney Fork Sch and the Catherine Chapel, while the cultural history of the area is marked by Judaculla Rock. The terrain transitions from river-bottom farming to the high ridges of Cul Low Hee Mountain and Scott Creek, where isolated gaps and knobs like Sugarloaf Mtn define the horizons of the Blue Ridge.