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2013 Map of Artemus

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Artemus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Cumberland River curves through this Knox County landscape, anchoring a network of small coal and transit communities during the early 21st century. Settlements like Artemus, Flat Lick, and East Jellico are connected by a web of local roads and loops of the old highway system, reflecting the area's long history as a corridor for movement and resource extraction. Evidence of the region's industrial heritage is found at the Powers Coal Camp, while the Mud Creek Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark overlooking the valley near Old Flat Lick.

The terrain is defined by numerous hollows, such as Wilson Hollow and Possum Hollow, which have historically dictated the placement of homesteads and cemeteries. Genealogists can find several family-named burial sites, including the Rice Cem and Burch Cem. From the northern reach at Bimble to the southern edge at Warren, the map captures a topography where narrow creek valleys like Fighting Cr and Brush Cr provide the primary habitable spaces between the steep ridges of the Cumberland plateau.