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2011 Map of Big Creek

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Big Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Guyandotte River winds through this rugged portion of Lincoln County, anchoring a series of small riverside communities including Ferrellsburg, Fry, Toney, and Daisy. The landscape is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, such as Pea Ridge and Green Shoals Mountain, where narrow valleys like Lambert Hollow and Mudlick Hollow provide the only level ground for settlement.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family-named landmarks and burial sites across the terrain. Numerous plots, including Hager Cemetery, Walker Cemetery, and Stowers Cemetery, are tucked away near watercourses like Big Ugly Creek and Little Ugly Creek. The map documents the persistent rural character of the area, where travel follows the natural drainages of Big Branch and Laurel Fork, and mountain gaps like Rocky Gap and Sandy Gap serve as the primary conduits between isolated hollows.