Old Maps of Flatgap, Kentucky for Metal Detecting

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Flatgap, KY maps

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  1. 1886 Map of Prestonsburg
    1886 Map of Prestonsburg
    1886 Prestonsburg
    1886 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kentucky's river-and-rail economy is captured here in the late nineteenth century as steam power reached deep into the mountains. Genealogists can trace family homesteads near Prestonburgh, Paintsville, and early settlements like Peach Orchard or Boon's Camp.

  2. 1892 Map of Prestonsburg
    1892 Map of Prestonsburg
    1892 Prestonsburg
    1892 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kentucky is shown in the late nineteenth century as a landscape of river-centered trade and early mountain settlement. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named locations like Laynesville, Oil Spring, and the post office at Eden (Inez P.O.).
    4 unique versions available

  3. 1915 Map of Paintsville
    1915 Map of Paintsville
    1915 Paintsville
    1915 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kentucky during the first World War is captured here as the river-and-rail economy takes hold. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of rural school districts and communities like Flatgap, Van Lear, and Staffordsville.

  4. 1917 Map of Paintsville
    1917 Map of Paintsville
    1917 Paintsville
    1917 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kentucky during the first World War is meticulously documented here, showing the densely packed hollows of Johnson County. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous numbered schools and rural settlements like Oil Springs, Flat Gap, and Hager Hill PO Johnson Sta.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 1954 Map of Redbush, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Redbush, 1955 Print
    1954 Redbush
    1955 Print · USGS
    The rural landscape of Johnson and Lawrence Counties is captured in the mid-1950s during a period of active energy production. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Old Bethel Ch, Burchett Flat, and the small community of Redbush.

  6. 1957 Map of Jenkins, 1974 Print
    1957 Map of Jenkins, 1974 Print
    1957 Jenkins
    1974 Print · USGS
    The Cumberland Plateau in the mid-twentieth century reveals a complex landscape of winding river valleys and deep-seated industry. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Hazard, Jenkins, and Pikeville alongside extensive Numerous Oil and Gas Fields and the routes of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.

  7. 1960 Map of Jenkins
    1960 Map of Jenkins
    1960 Jenkins
    1960 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kentucky and the West Virginia borderlands are captured at a mid-century peak of the coal and rail era. Trace the industrial corridors of the Chesapeake and Ohio RR through mountain hubs like Hazard and Jenkins.

  8. 1962 Map of Redbush, 1964 Print
    1962 Map of Redbush, 1964 Print
    1962 Redbush
    1964 Print · USGS
    Johnson and Lawrence counties are shown during a period of active energy extraction in the early sixties. Researchers can trace rural lineages through local landmarks like Win Po, the Martha Pool gas fields, and Point Pleasant Ch.
    3 unique versions available

  9. 1982 Map of Williamson, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Williamson, 1983 Print
    1982 Williamson
    1983 Print · USGS
    The Central Appalachian coalfields of West Virginia and Kentucky come into sharp focus here during the early eighties. Genealogists and researchers can trace the valley rail networks of the Norfolk and Western RR through Matewan, Williamson, and Blackberry City.

  10. 1992 Map of Redbush
    1992 Map of Redbush
    1992 Redbush
    1992 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kentucky's rugged hills near the intersection of Johnson, Lawrence, and Morgan counties were defined by the energy industry and rural crossroads in the early nineties. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of cemeteries and historic sites like Keaton Fork Ch, Flatgap, and Old Bethel Ch.

  11. 2022 Map of Redbush, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Redbush, 2022 Print
    2022 Redbush
    2022 Print · USGS
    In the early twenty-first century, these rural Kentucky highlands near the Johnson and Lawrence county line maintain their traditional ridge-and-hollow settlement patterns. Researchers can locate family landmarks such as Salyers Cem and Jenkins Cem or trace the early paths of Keaton and Flatgap.

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