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1935 Map of Unicoi

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Unicoi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

CCC Camp Cordell Hull stands as a significant landmark in this mid-1930s landscape, representing the era's federal infrastructure efforts within the Cherokee National Forest. The settlement of Unicoi serves as a central hub, where the Clinchfield and Ohio RR runs alongside Indian Creek. The map documents a deeply interconnected network of small mountain communities like Marbleton and Limestone Cove, each anchored by local institutions such as Marbleton Sch and Carrolls Chapel.

The terrain is defined by the massive silhouettes of Buffalo Mountain and the Unaka Mountains, which are traversed by numerous trails and ridges including Rattlesnake Ridge and Bear Trail Ridge. High-altitude features like the Buffalo High Point Fire Tower and Big Bald overlook a valley floor dotted with family cemeteries like Swingle Cem and Grindstaff Cem, providing essential details for genealogists and local historians studying the early 20th-century Tennessee-North Carolina borderlands.