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2000 Map of Barthell SW

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Barthell SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The South Fork Cumberland River carves a deep path through the heart of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, defining the border between Kentucky and Tennessee. The landscape is dominated by high plateau ridges like Hatfield Ridge and Chestnut Ridge, where remote settlements and institutions once thrived in the shadow of the Daniel Boone National Forest. This mapping preserves the locations of early rural infrastructure, including the No Business Sch and Station Camp Sch, which served families in these difficult river-bottom and ridge-top communities.

Genealogists can trace family footprints through isolated burial sites such as Slaven Cem, Terry Cem, and Blevins Cem, situated along the winding creeks and branches that feed the main river. The presence of an Oil Well near the northern boundary and the protected Rock Creek State Wild River illustrates the dual history of resource extraction and conservation in this part of Scott County and McCreary County.