1961 Map of Booneville

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The Kentucky River South Fork winds through a landscape defined by sharp ridges and deep hollows in this 1961 survey, which captures Owsley County’s complex geography just before late 20th-century developments were noted in the 1978 revision. The county seat of Booneville serves as the central hub, surrounded by smaller dispersed settlements like Levi, Scoville, and Conkling. Cultural life is marked by numerous country churches and schools, including Elk Lick Ch and the Rice Sch, reflecting the community's rural structure. The map reveals the early footprint of regional industry, with several Strip Mine operations and Oil Wells peppered across the hills, signaling the extraction economy that shaped this part of the Kentucky Appalachians. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of family-named burial sites such as Pendergrass Cem and McIntosh Cem, which are tucked away in the narrow valleys of Meadow Creek and Buck Creek.