1960 Map of White Rocks Mountain

About this map

The Doe River corridor and the high Appalachian ridges of East Tennessee define this 1960 landscape, centered on the community of Roan Mountain. This era captures a deeply established rural network of family cemeteries and mountain churches, including the Magill Memorial Ch and Richardson Cem Chapel. The map reveals a transition from the valley floor to the high elevations of White Rocks Mountain and Hump Mountain, where the Appalachian Trail winds along the Tennessee North Carolina border. Local infrastructure is anchored by Cloudland High School and several smaller settlements like Shell Creek and Burbank. The presence of the Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area and parts of the Cherokee National Forest highlights the managed timber and wilderness surrounding the populated hollows like Webb Hollow and Heaton Creek.