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2022 Map of Blackford

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Blackford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Tradewater River meanders across the borderlands of Crittenden, Union, and Webster counties, anchoring a rural landscape of ridges and bottomlands. The settlement of Blackford serves as a central hub, surrounded by a high density of family and community burial grounds including Brightman Cem and Curry Cem. The topography is defined by named rises such as Wild Hog Ridge, Gobblers Knob, and Carding Machine Hill, suggesting a history of subsistence farming and early local industry.

Evidence of historical extraction and land use is visible at the Virginia Mine near the community of Derby. The network of backroads, such as Bells Mines School Rd and Fishtrap Derby Mine Rd, connects vanished or quieted locales like Nunn and Virginia. For the genealogist, the map preserves the exact locations of remote cemeteries like Aaron Towery Cem and Babb Cem, documenting the enduring family legacy of these Kentucky river valleys.