Research Guides: Maps: Jackson County Maps

Jackson County Town Maps

Street Map
Print copies of street maps for the communities of Balsam, Cashiers, Cherokee, Cullowhee, Dillsboro, Glenville, Sylva, Webster, Whittier.
Welcome to Sylva
Located in Special Collections.

Sanborn Maps North Carolina This link opens in a new window
Includes Sylva map from 1933

FEMA Flood Maps
Search an address to find the latest flood insurance rate map (FIRM) from FEMA
Boundary and Annexation Maps: Jackson County, NC - 2016
2016 Boundary and Annexation Survey Maps for Jackson County. Communities, townships, incorporated areas are all displayed.

Jackson County Maps

Jackson County Property Map Viewer
Inventory of real estate property within Jackson County. Compiled from recorded deeds, plats, and public data records.
Orthophoto Maps
Aerial maps of Jackson County from the 1980s.
Highway Maps
Roadways in Jackson County: 1968, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990.
2010 Census Map
Jackson County Register of Deeds: Index Search 1851 to 1980
Search the Jackson County Index Books for real estate records beginning in 1851. These will direct you to the record of deed book/page numbers you will need to find the full text of the deeds.
Jackson County Register of Deeds: Full Text Deed Search 1851 to 1980
On the Search Index Book page, look to the right and you will see an option to Search Record Book. In that search, select the book number from the drop down list and then enter the page number to perform a search for the full text of the deed. Full text goes back to the 1850s.

Jackson County Townships

Barkers Creek

Canada

Caney Fork

Cashiers

Cullowhee

Dillsboro

Hamburg

Greens Creek

Mountain

Qualla

River

Savannah

Scott Creek

Sylva

Webster

Township Names Source: Jackson County 2013 Boundary and Annexation Survey Map

Townships are established, changed, or abolished by the county in which they reside. Changes in township boundaries are reported to the United States Bureau of the Census in the Boundary and Annexations Survey. (General Statutes of North Carolina: Annotated §153A-19)

"Each county [in North Carolina] is divided into geographic areas called townships for election purposes" (P. 213, Individual State Descriptions: 2012)

Boundary and Annexation Survey Maps: North Carolina
Boundary and Annexation Survey Maps for Counties in North Carolina. Multiple maps per county; communities, townships, incorporated areas all displayed.
General Statutes of North Carolina The print edition of the laws current in effect in the state of North Carolina. These can also be found online in Westlaw. WCU REFERENCE KFN7430 .A2
Individual State Descriptions: 2012
Organization of each state's local government. Information from the Census of Governments sponsored by the United States Census Bureau.

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Jackson County Town Maps

Jackson County Maps

Jackson County Townships

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