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1960 Map of White Rocks Mountain

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of White Rocks Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Roan Mountain serves as a central hub in this high-elevation landscape, where the Doe River cuts through steep ridges on its way toward the valley. The map documents a deeply established mountain community at the edge of the Cherokee National Forest, characterized by an extensive network of small family cemeteries and remote mountain churches like Bowling Chapel and Sugar Hollow Ch. The terrain is marked by significant gaps and knobs, including Vance Gap and the Heupscup Knobs, which dictate the winding paths of local roads and the placement of early settlements.

The Appalachian Trail follows the high ridgelines along the Tennessee-North Carolina border, passing through Doll Flats and over Hump Mountain. This survey, photorevised in the late 1960s, captures the rural infrastructure of Carter County before modernization, preserving the locations of community landmarks like Cloudland High School and the White Rock Lookout Tower that once surveyed the dense timberlands of the Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area.