2016 Map of Barbourville

About this map

Barbourville serves as the central hub of this Knox County survey, defined by the winding course of the Cumberland River as it loops through Mackey Bend and past the campus of Union Coll. The landscape is a dense network of hollows and ridges, where narrow roads like Wynn Hollow Rd and Granny Rose Hollow Rd follow the natural drainage patterns of the Appalachians. The region's settlement history is etched into the land through numerous family burial grounds, including the uniquely named Adam and Eve Cem and the Glasscock Cem near the river. To the south, the village of Gausdale sits near the Knox and Whitley county line. The map captures a moment in the mid-2010s where traditional rural hamlets like Swanpond and Permon persist alongside modern water features such as Dishman Springs Lake.