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2016 Map of Big Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Daniel Boone National Forest covers much of this landscape, where the ridges and hollows of eastern Kentucky define a complex network of narrow valley settlements. The community of Big Creek serves as a central hub, situated along the Hal Rogers Pky as it winds through the hills. This modern survey illustrates how infrastructure like the State Hwy 149 Hector Rd and Cold Springs road connects dispersed residential clusters such as Bear Branch, Peabody, and Eriline.

Highland features such as Trace Ridge and the broad Flat Woods rise above the drainage systems that once dictated the movement of goods and people. The map also delineates county lines where Perry, Leslie, and Clay meet, showing the political boundaries that bisect these remote Appalachian valleys. From the northern settlement of Brutus to the southern reaches of Peabody, the sheet provides a precise accounting of contemporary roads and named terrain.