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

Explore 9 historic maps of Phelps from the 1900s (20th Century). These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1900s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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  1. 1909 Map of Matewan
    1909 Map of Matewan
    1909 Matewan
    1909 Print · USGS
    Mingo County was a landscape of coal camps and rail sidings during the first decade of the twentieth century. Researchers can trace early family homesites near Thacker Mines, Red Jacket, and the small post offices at Edgarton and Okeeffe.
  4. 1915 Map of Matewan
    1915 Map of Matewan
    1915 Matewan
    1915 Print · USGS
    The industrial coalfields of Mingo County and the Kentucky border are documented here during the height of the early twentieth-century boom. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-side communities and mining operations like Thacker Mines, Red Jacket, and the Blackberry Fork School.
  7. 1917 Map of Matewan
    1917 Map of Matewan
    1917 Matewan
    1917 Print · USGS
    The Tug Fork valley in the 1910s was a bustling corridor of coal production and rail activity along the West Virginia and Kentucky border. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of coal-camp life at Thacker Mines, the winding Norfolk and Western RR, and local landmarks like the Hatfield School.
    2 unique versions available
  10. 1928 Map of Matewan
    1928 Map of Matewan
    1928 Matewan
    1928 Print · USGS
    Coal and rail define the rugged borderlands of the West Virginia-Kentucky line in the late 1920s. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Puritan Mines, Matewan, and the many hollow schools like Hatfield Sch and Red Jacket Sch.
    4 unique versions available
  13. 1954 Map of Matewan, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Matewan, 1955 Print
    1954 Matewan
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Tug River Valley and the Kentucky-West Virginia border come alive in the mid-1950s, showing the height of the mountain rail-and-river economy. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous hollows to the McCoy School, New Alma Church, and the Sydnor Addition.
    4 unique versions available
  16. 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.
  19. 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.
  22. 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.
  25. 1992 Map of Matewan
    1992 Map of Matewan
    1992 Matewan
    1992 Print · USGS
    The Tug Fork border between West Virginia and Kentucky is shown here in the early nineties, revealing a dense landscape of coal hollows and river towns. Researchers can trace the heritage of Matewan and Blackberry City alongside landmarks like Blackberry Sch and the Delorme Post Office.
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