Old Maps of Letcher County, Kentucky for Academic Research

1. 1887 Map of Jonesville

   

   1887 Jonesville

   1887 Print · USGS

   The rugged borderlands of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee are captured in the late nineteenth century during a time of isolated valley settlements. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Jonesville, Sneedville, and the remote Kyle's Ford along the Powell River.

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4. 1890 Map of Whitesburg

   

   1890 Whitesburg

   1890 Print · USGS

   The Cumberland Plateau in the 1880s is a world of deep hollows and isolated mountain settlements. Genealogists can trace family roots in early communities like Whitesburgh and Pikeville or locate crossings at Pound Gap and Shelby Gap.

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7. 1891 Map of Hazard

   

   1891 Hazard

   1891 Print · USGS

   Eastern Kentucky's coal country is shown here in the late nineteenth century, focusing on the river-fed valleys of the Cumberland Plateau. Researchers can trace the early layouts of Hazard and Hyden or locate family homesteads near Crockettsville and Dwarf.

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10. 1891 Map of Jonesville

    

    1891 Jonesville

    1891 Print · USGS

    The tri-state borderlands of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee are captured here in the late nineteenth century. Researchers can trace early river crossings and mountain settlements like Poteet Ford, Shafers P.O., and Mt Pleasant.

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13. 1892 Map of Whitesburg

    

    1892 Whitesburg

    1892 Print · USGS

    Eastern Kentucky and the Virginia borderlands appear here in the late nineteenth century as a landscape of isolated mountain hollows. Genealogists and historians can trace early family settlements along Kingdom Come Creek, Beef Hide, and the strategic passage at Pound Gap.

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16. 1894 Map of Estillville, 1909 Print

    

    1894 Estillville

    1909 Print · USGS

    The Appalachian highlands at the turn of the century show a landscape of isolated mountain hollows and emerging rail hubs. Genealogists can trace family footprints across river crossings like Speer Ferry and vanished industry at Zion Mills or Brick Store.

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19. 1912 Map of Pound

    

    1912 Pound

    1912 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Wise County and Kentucky are captured in the early twentieth century before the coal industry fully reshaped the mountain hollows. Researchers can trace ancestral locations of schools and gaps, such as Upper Millstone School, Pound Gap, and the settlement of Jenkins.

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22. 1912 Map of Hindman

    

    1912 Hindman

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    The Kentucky hills around Hindman appear in remarkable detail during the early twentieth century, showing a landscape defined by isolated hollows. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and communities like Elmrock, Kite, and Democrat, as well as numerous numbered schoolhouses along Troublesome Creek.

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25. 1913 Map of Oven Fork

    

    1913 Oven Fork

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    Letcher County's steep ridges and narrow hollows are shown here in the early twentieth century, just as the Lexington and Eastern Ry arrived. Genealogists can trace family settlements from Whitesburg to Blackey, and locate early schools and landmarks like Campbranch Chapel or Pound Gap.

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28. 1914 Map of Pound

    

    1914 Pound

    1914 Print · USGS

    The Central Appalachian coal country comes alive in this survey of the Kentucky and Virginia borderlands during a period of rapid industrial growth. Genealogists can trace family roots through dozens of rural schools like Phipps School and Donald School, or follow the early path of the Lexington and Eastern RR.

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31. 1914 Map of Vergie

    

    1914 Vergie

    1914 Print · USGS

    Pike County's coal hollows and creek-side settlements are captured here during the rail-driven expansion of the early twentieth century. Genealogists can locate family homesites near numerous numbered schoolhouses, the Sandy Valley & Elkhorn RR, and early post offices at Virgie and McDowell.

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34. 1915 Map of Hindman

    

    1915 Hindman

    1915 Print · USGS

    Eastern Kentucky's high ridges and deep hollows are captured here during the mid-1910s, showing a landscape defined by isolated farmsteads and rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Hindman or locate small settlements like Handshoe, Iris, and the WC TU School.

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37. 1915 Map of Whitesburg

    

    1915 Whitesburg

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    Letcher County at the start of the twentieth century shows a landscape of deep hollows and growing rail towns. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous numbered schoolhouses and settlements like Whitesburg, Blackey, and Indian Bottom.

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40. 1916 Map of Pikeville

    

    1916 Pikeville

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    Eastern Kentucky's coal and river country comes into focus in the mid-1910s as the railroad moves deep into the hollows. Genealogists and local historians can locate early family-named landmarks and mountain communities like Weeksbury, Virgie, and James Chapel.

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43. 1916 Map of Cornettsville

    

    1916 Cornettsville

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    Eastern Kentucky's coal and timber country comes alive in this survey of the North Fork Kentucky River valley during the mid-1910s. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous rural school sites like Redoak School and vanished river stops such as Dean Sta and Cornettsville.

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46. 1916 Map of Nolansburg

    

    1916 Nolansburg

    1916 Print · USGS

    The rugged Cumberland Plateau along the Kentucky and Virginia border is captured here during the first World War. Researchers can trace early railroad history and mountain genealogy through labels like Nolansburg, Panorama Station, and the slopes of Black Mountain.

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49. 1919 Map of Nolansburg

    

    1919 Nolansburg

    1919 Print · USGS

    Harlan County and the Virginia borderlands are captured here during the height of early twentieth-century mountain development. Local historians can trace the foundations of the Pine Mountain Settlement School and vanished industrial sites like Leona Mines PO and Bondurant.

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52. 1921 Map of Big Stone Gap

    

    1921 Big Stone Gap

    1921 Print · USGS

    In the early 1920s, the coal and rail networks of Wise and Lee Counties were at their peak. Genealogists and historians can trace old settlements and rural hubs like Keokee, Johnsons Mill PO, and Stonega along the Southern RR and the Powell River.

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55. 1922 Map of Big Stone Gap

    

    1922 Big Stone Gap

    1922 Print · USGS

    Southwest Virginia's coal and rail corridors are captured here in the early 1920s, showing the height of industrial development in the Cumberland Mountains. Trace family roots and vanished landmarks near Appalachia, Keokee, and the historic Seminary School along the Powell River.

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58. 1929 Map of Big Stone Gap

    

    1929 Big Stone Gap

    1929 Print · USGS

    The coal and rail networks of the Kentucky-Virginia border country are frozen in time just before the Great Depression. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through mountain settlements like Lynch, Keokee, and Appalachia, or locate landmarks such as Robbins Chapel and Cluttis Post Office.

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61. 1935 Map of Pardee

    

    1935 Pardee

    1935 Print · USGS

    The coal country of the Kentucky-Virginia border is captured here during the mid-1930s, documenting the industrial footprint along the state line. Genealogists and historians can locate the Pardee Mines, the Pardee Ch, and landmarks like Whitesburg No 1.

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64. 1935 Map of Appalachia

    

    1935 Appalachia

    1935 Print · USGS

    The Virginia-Kentucky borderlands hummed with coal and rail activity in the mid-1930s. Genealogists and industrial historians can trace family locations through numerous company towns like Roda and Arno, or locate the Interstate Shops and Yards.

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67. 1935 Map of Benham

    

    1935 Benham

    1935 Print · USGS

    The Kentucky-Virginia state line runs along the high ridges of the Cumberland Plateau during the mid-1930s. Researchers can trace coal operations like Potato Hill Stonega Coal No 71 and topographic landmarks such as Deep Gap.

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70. 1935 Map of Flat Gap

    

    1935 Flat Gap

    1935 Print · USGS

    The high ridges of the Appalachians meet at the Virginia and Kentucky border during the mid-1930s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family land via Steve Horn Branch, locate the Hunsucker Sch, or follow the old Powell Mc Corkle Lumber Company Tramway.

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73. 1954 Map of Jenkins East, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Jenkins East

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Kentucky and Virginia coalfields hummed with industry in the 1950s as the rail lines reached deep into the mountain hollows. Researchers can trace the layout of mining towns like Burdine and East Jenkins or locate rural landmarks like Marshall Branch Ch.

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