2017 Map of Walhalla

About this map

Walhalla serves as the focal point of this Oconee County landscape, where the foothills topography transitions into the steep slopes of the Blue Ridge. The town's historical geography is defined by a series of cemeteries including Westview Cem and Lutheran Cem, reflecting the area's long-established communities. North of the town center, the terrain is marked by significant engineering features of the nineteenth-century rail era, including the Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel, Middle Tunnel, and Saddle Tunnel, which were part of an ambitious but ultimately incomplete attempt to connect the coast to the Ohio River valley. The surrounding Sumter National Forest preserves much of the watershed for the Walhalla Reservoir and Cane Creek, while peripheral settlements like West Union and Ebenezer maintain distinct identities along the primary travel corridors. These physical markers, alongside landmarks like Burns Mill and the Hawks Nest Farm Airport, provide a detailed view of how industry and transportation routes shaped this mountain-edge region.