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1936 Map of White Rock

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of White Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

White Rock serves as a central point in this mid-1930s survey of Madison County, where mountain life followed the winding paths of Big Laurel Creek and its many tributaries. The settlement pattern is defined by clusters of small communities, each anchored by local institutions like Middle Laurel Ch, Spill Corn Sch, and Wallin Mill. Transportation at this time relied on routes like State Highway No 212, which threaded through gaps and ridges like Seng Gap and Huckleberry Ridge.

Genealogists can find numerous family-centric landmarks and unnamed cemeteries scattered across the Pisgah National Forest boundary. The map documents a landscape of numerous named high points such as Angelico Knob and Lone Knob, reflecting an era before modern development consolidated these remote mountain hollows. Distinctive local names like Sodom and Guntertown highlight the unique cultural geography of the Walnut Mountains during this pre-war period.