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2016 Map of Benham

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Benham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Pine Mountain and Black Mtn dominate this 2016 topographical landscape where the coal-country borderlands of Kentucky and Virginia meet. The area is defined by narrow valley settlements like Cumberland, Benham, and Lynch following the path of Looney Creek. These towns, historically central to the region's mining economy, are flanked by high ridges including Looney Ridge and Rockhouse Ridge. Educational and community anchors like the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College and local family resting places such as Israel Blair Cemetery and Creech Cemetery provide significant points of interest for genealogists and local historians.

The topography transitions from the high peaks of the Jefferson National Forest to the headwaters of Cloverlick Creek and Right Fork Looney Creek. The map documents the Tennessee Valley Divide Ridge and multiple mountain gaps like Garrison Gap and Sugar Gap, illustrating the complex drainage patterns that shaped local travel and commerce along routes such as Old US Highway 119 and Old State Highway 38.