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2016 Map of White Rock

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of White Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

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Pisgah National Forest encompasses the high ridges and steep valleys of Madison County in this 2016 survey, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of Big Laurel Creek and Shelton Laurel Cr. Small communities like White Rock, Cutshalltown, and Spillcorn are tucked along the narrow creek bottoms, connected by rural routes such as State RD 1325 and State RD 1411.

Genealogists and local researchers will find a significant distribution of family-named burial grounds, including Franklin Cem, Shelton Cem, and Cook Cem, indicating deep generational ties to these specific hollows. The terrain is marked by distinctive peaks such as Huckleberry Knob and Angelico Knob, while the network of named drainages like Hickey Fork and Pounding Mill Br illustrates the complex hydrology that historically dictated settlement patterns in this part of the Appalachian range.