1900s (20th Century) Maps of Pathfork, Kentucky

1. 1903 Map of Harlan

   

   1903 Harlan

   1903 Print · USGS

   The Harlan highlands are captured at the start of the twentieth century, showing the mountain landscape before industrial mining changed the region. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and drainage ways in the valleys near Harlan, Gray, and Puckett Creek.

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4. 1916 Map of Harlan

   

   1916 Harlan

   1916 Print · USGS

   Harlan and the Cumberland River valley are captured here in the years before the coal boom fully reshaped the landscape. Researchers can trace early settlements like White Star and Black Joe, find the Pine Branch School, and locate mountain inclines.

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7. 1919 Map of Harlan

   

   1919 Harlan

   1919 Print · USGS

   Harlan County's coal country is captured here during the expansion of the rail-and-river economy. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of mountain communities along the Cumberland River, locating early sites like Wallins Creek, Kentenia, and the Wood Sta Blackjoe PO.

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10. 1954 Map of Wallins Creek, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Wallins Creek

    1956 Print · USGS

    Harlan County's mountain hollows and river settlements are captured here in the mid-fifties, during the height of the rail-and-river economy. Genealogists can trace family homes near Wallins Creek or locate old school sites like Toggle Sch and Jesses Creek Sch.

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13. 1955 Map of Johnson City

    

    1955 Johnson City

    1955 Print · USGS

    East Tennessee and the bordering highlands of Virginia and Kentucky appear here during the post-war industrial boom. You can trace the complex network of mountain ridges and new TVA lakes, from Johnson City to the coalfields near Middlesboro and Lynch.

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16. 1957 Map of Johnson City, 1966 Print

    

    1957 Johnson City

    1966 Print · USGS

    Upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia are shown here during the mid-sixties transition of the Appalachians. Researchers can trace the industrial rail hubs of Kingsport, the sprawling waters of Cherokee Lake, and the historic Cumberland Gap.

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19. 1960 Map of Johnson City

    

    1960 Johnson City

    1960 Print · USGS

    Upper East Tennessee and the surrounding tri-state area are shown in the mid-fifties during the height of the TVA reservoir era. Trace the industrial rail lines of the Southern and Louisville and Nashville between Kingsport and Johnson City.

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22. 1963 Map of Johnson City

    

    1963 Johnson City

    1963 Print · USGS

    The Tri-Cities and the surrounding Appalachian ridges are shown in detail during the early sixties, highlighting the era's vital rail and river networks. Genealogists and historians can trace the routes of the Clinchfield RR and locate settlements from Rogersville to Elizabethton.

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25. 1974 Map of Wallins Creek, 1975 Print

    

    1974 Wallins Creek

    1975 Print · USGS

    The coal valleys of Harlan County are in full production in the 1970s, as the railroad follows the river through deep mountain gaps. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations and mine sites near Wallins Creek, Tacky Town, and Wilhoit.

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28. 1977 Map of Middlesboro, 1983 Print

    

    1977 Middlesboro

    1983 Print · USGS

    The tri-state border region of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia is shown here in the late seventies as the rail-and-river economy hummed through the gaps. Trace local family roots and transit routes through Middlesboro, Harlan, and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

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