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2013 Map of Breckinridge

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Breckinridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Renaker and Rutland anchor a landscape defined by the branching tributaries of Raven Creek and North Fork Twin Creek in Harrison County. This agricultural region is dotted with family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, such as Beard Cemetery and Kings Cemetery. The road network, including Casey Mill Road and Junction Pike, traces the ridges between drainage basins, connecting small settlements like Alberta to the larger community of Connersville in the south.

Local history is preserved in place names like Hells Halfacre and the presence of Hoggard Lake. The map reveals a highly localized geography where small creeks like Pigeon Branch and Hall Branch carve into the terrain. For genealogists, the distribution of churches and cemeteries like Raven Creek Cemetery provides a clear view of 21st-century rural Kentucky settlement patterns that remain deeply tied to the land's hydrology.