Old Maps of Sip, Kentucky for Academic Research

1. 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.

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4. 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.).

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7. 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.

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10. 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.

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13. 1954 Map of Sitka, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Sitka

    1955 Print · USGS

    Johnson County’s hills and hollows are captured here during the mid-fifties, showing the rural way of life before modernization altered the landscape. Genealogists and historians can locate old post offices like Kerz and Sitka, plus numerous country schools including the Nancy Castle Memorial School.

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16. 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.

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19. 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.

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22. 1971 Map of Sitka, 1973 Print

    

    1971 Sitka

    1973 Print · USGS

    The hollows of Johnson and Lawrence Counties were a hub of energy production in the early seventies. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Sitka, Stambaugh, and Davisville, or locate specific sites like Sugar Grove Ch and the Sparks Cem.

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25. 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.

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28. 1992 Map of Sitka

    

    1992 Sitka

    1992 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Johnson and Lawrence counties come into focus in the early nineties, revealing a landscape shaped by narrow valleys and energy extraction. Trace family roots at Pack and Chandler Cem, locate old Gas Wells, or find the former Lookout Tower near Winifred.

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31. 2022 Map of Sitka, 2022 Print

    

    2022 Sitka

    2022 Print · USGS

    The foothills of Johnson and Lawrence Counties are shown here during the early twenty-first century, featuring a landscape carved by winding hollows. Researchers can locate family landmarks like the Stambaugh Cem and old crossroads at Chandlerville and Wilbur.

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