2019 Map of Alcorn

About this map

Locust Branch and the small community of Alcorn anchor this map of the Kentucky hills, situated where Madison, Estill, and Jackson Counties converge. The landscape is defined by the steep drainage basins of Red Lick Cr and the South Fork Station Camp Cr, which carve through heavily timbered ridges like Durham Ridge and Brooks Mtn. Numerous family cemeteries are tucked into these hollows, including Swine Cem, Barker Cem, and Skinner Cem, reflecting a long history of kinship and isolated settlement within the Daniel Boone National Forest. To the south, Kerby Knob and Brazil sit near the headwaters of Rock Lick Cr, while features like Sinking Valley and Big Hollow reveal the complex karst-influenced topography of the region. This 2019 survey captures a rural network of ridge roads and valley floor crossings that have shaped the local economy for generations.