2022 Map of Barthell

About this map

Yamacraw and the nearby settlements of Worley and Barthell sit at the heart of this McCreary County landscape, where the coal mining and timber legacies of the Cumberland Plateau are preserved within the Daniel Boone National Forest. The map documents the industrial transit of the K & T Railroad, which once served the mines in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Along the Big South Fork, features like Devil Jump Rapids and Big Shoals define the river's character, while the surrounding ridges are dotted with small family burial grounds such as Chitwood Cem and the Hickman Cem. The concentration of company towns like Blue Heron and Co-Operative illustrates the region's historical reliance on extraction and rail infrastructure in a topography defined by steep ridges like Rattlesnake Ridge and deep hollows.