2020 Map of Tugaloo Lake

About this map

The Tugaloo River forms the winding state line between Georgia and South Carolina, carved into a landscape dominated by the Sumter National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. This 2020 map documents the complex topography of the Blue Ridge foothills, where the dramatic Tallulah Gorge and Tallulah Falls give way to the reservoirs of Tugaloo Lake and Yonah Lake. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet preserves several remote burial grounds, including the Damascus Baptist Church Graveyard and the Old Liberty Baptist Church Graveyard. The southern edge of the map reaches into the outskirts of Toccoa, while the interior is marked by named summits such as Boatwright Mtn and Yellowback Mtn. Settlement remains sparse throughout this protected corridor, primarily limited to small clusters along routes like Cooper Rd and near the Prather Bridge crossing.