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2016 Map of Allensville

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Allensville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Allensville serves as the focal point of this rural landscape where the Kentucky and Tennessee borderlands meet. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Elk Fork, which flows southward through a patchwork of agricultural fields and local connector roads such as Russellville Rd and Snardon Mill Rd. To the southeast, the small settlement of Keysburg sits near the banks of the Red River, marking an old river-oriented community node.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, including Belmont Cem near the town center and more remote sites like Stainback Cem and Wall Cem. The presence of Mosley Pond and the network of namesake roads like Gene Murray Rd and Joe Riley Rd reflect a landscape deeply tied to family landholdings and the drainage patterns of the Rum Spring Cr watershed.