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1966 Map of Bee Spring

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Bee Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Bee Spring and the surrounding timbered ridges of the Grayson and Edmonson County border define this mid-1960s landscape. This era marks a significant shift for the region as the Nolin Reservoir begins to take shape, with the map recording the controlled inundation areas along the Nolin River. Smaller settlements like Sadler, Sweeden, and Sunfish remain centered around rural infrastructure, including South Union Ch and St Johns Sch.

Industrial activity is evident through scattered Oil Wells and Gas Wells near the northern border, while the southern reaches touch the edge of Mammoth Cave National Park. Distinctive geological features like Dismal Rock and Little Mountain rise above the complex network of Bear Creek and its many branches. Genealogists will find particular value in the numerous small family burial grounds marked simply as Cem and the distribution of localized landmarks like the Drive-in Theater near Bee Spring.