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1935 Map of Zionville

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Zionville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Trade, Tennessee and Zionville, North Carolina anchor this 1935 advance sheet, where the state line follows the winding ridgelines of the Appalachian high country. The Tennessee Valley Authority and U.S. Geological Survey documented this rugged borderland just as U S State Highway No 421 and State Highway No 67 began to formalize old mountain passages. The landscape is defined by massive geographic markers like Snake Mountain and Cove Creek Mountain, with settlements huddled in the gaps and along the headwaters of Roan Creek.

Local genealogy and land history are preserved in the family-named drainage and peaks, including the North Fork Ellison Branch and Sawyers Creek. Notable landmarks such as Potato Hill and the Bald of Rich Mtn provided clear survey points during the 1935 field examination. The inclusion of Meat Camp No 2 and the tiny outpost of Silverstone offers a detailed view of these high-altitude communities during the mid-1930s.