2016 Map of Alcorn

About this map

Alcorn and the surrounding high country of the Daniel Boone National Forest dominate this portrait of the borderlands between Jackson, Estill, and Madison Counties. The settlement pattern here is dictated by the narrow hollows and ridge lines, with small communities like Hisel, Brazil, and Locust Branch tucked along the headwaters of the South Fork Station Camp Creek. For family historians, the landscape is punctuated by numerous family burying grounds, including Skinner Cem, Isaacs Cem, and Hade-Rose Cem. The topography is particularly striking at Sinking Valley and the prominent Barker Point, while Turtle Rock serves as a distinctive local landmark near the Madison County line. Roadways like Chestnut Flat Rd and Happy Pappy Rd connect these remote knobs and flats, tracing the historical geography of this Appalachian interior.