Bryson, NC Historical Topo Map (1933)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · North Carolina, US
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Older edition. This is the 1933 edition from the U.S. Geological Survey. A newer one may have been published since; check the agency's page for current rules and routes before relying on it.

About the Bryson quad
The Bryson quadrangle is a USGS 15-minute historical topo map covering about 14 × 17 mi of Swain, Macon and Jackson counties, North Carolina. It overlaps National Forests in North Carolina and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This is the 1933 edition; the GeoPDF is 3.6 MB.
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Where this map covers
Named places on this map
127 named features inside the Bryson, NC — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1933) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Alarka Mountains · ridge
- Arch Hill
- Baines Mountain
- Barker Butt
- Beaugard Ridge · ridge
- Bench Mountain
- Black Mountain
- Blackrock Knob
- Bradley Butt
- Brushy Fork Mountain · ridge
- Buckhorn Ridge · ridge
- Buzzardroost Mountain
- Caler Knob
- Carter Top
- Cedar Cliff
- Cedar Cliff Ridge · ridge
- Connelly Mountain
- Cope Knob
- Corner Knob
- Cowee Bald
- Cowstamp Mountain
- Davis Bald
- Devil Den Ridge · ridge
- Double Top
and 60 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Bryson City Reservoir · reservoir
- Homer Burgess Lake · reservoir
- McCoys Fishing Lake · lake
- Oconaluftee Lake · reservoir
- Pyle Lake · reservoir
- Tuc-a-way Lake · reservoir
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Betty Gap · gap
- Blazed Gap · gap
- Cedar Cliff · cliff
- Cherokee Gap · gap
- Chestnut Gap · gap
- Davis Gap · gap
- Dean Island · island
- Deep Gap · gap
- Deep Gap · gap
- Dills Gap · gap
- Easy Ridge Gap · gap
- Fed Gap · gap
- Flowers Gap · gap
- Governors Island · island
- Greens Gap · gap
- Gunter Gap · gap
and 21 more
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 5, 2026 · 3.6 MB