2016 Map of Zionville

About this map

Trade and Zionville anchor the western edge of this survey where the high country of Tennessee and North Carolina meet. The landscape is defined by the steep relief of the Blue Ridge, with prominent peaks like Snake Mtn and Elk Knob rising above the headwaters of the N Fork New River and Roan Cr. This topography dictated the settlement patterns of the region, where family-named cemeteries such as Maine Cem, Greene Cem, and Culler Cem are tucked into the valleys and ridges near crossroads like Meat Camp and Pottertown. The map captures a high-elevation pastoral and forest environment, showing the complex web of local roads like Howards Creek Rd and Sugarloaf Rd that connected these remote mountain communities well into the modern era.