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1947 Map of Ben Hur

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Ben Hur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Lonesome Pine Trail and the Daniel Boone Trail intersect the ridges of Lee County in this landscape, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks follow the winding course of Cane Creek. The topography is dominated by parallel ridges including Stone Mountain and Powell Mountain, with the Powell River carving deep meanders between them.

Settlement patterns reveal a mix of industrial and rural life, from the Jones Drift Hole mine to the Collier Mill. The area around Jonesville and Ben Hur is dense with local history markers, including several dozen family cemeteries like the Hamblin Cem and Waddell Cem, and remote community centers such as Rock Castle Sch and Roller Chapel. The inclusion of the Poteet Ferry Bridge and Sewell Bridge indicates the importance of these river crossings for connecting the isolated valley communities.