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2022 Map of Bee Spring

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Bee Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The hills of Edmonson County meet the northern boundaries of Mammoth Cave National Park in this detailed survey of Bee Spring. The landscape is defined by the winding Nolin River and a dense network of family-named cemeteries and rural churches that speak to the deep genealogical roots of the region. Distinctive settlements such as Black Gold, Sweeden, and Prosperity are linked by a complex web of creek-side roads and ridges, where features like Dismal Rock and Little Mtn rise above the drainage of Beaverdam Cr.

For local historians, the map serves as a vital record of community life, documenting numerous small burial grounds such as the Washington Meredith Masonic Cem and Hubsfield Apostolic Church Cem. The concentration of sites like the Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church Cem and the Bee Spring Missionary Baptist Church Cem indicates a long-standing pattern of dispersed hill-country settlements centered around faith and family legacies.