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2020 Map of Brookside

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Brookside
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Locust Fork snakes through the northern portion of this Jefferson County landscape, where the legacy of industrial mining and dispersed settlements is visible in the modern topography. In the southern half, the dense clustering of communities like Blossburg, Cardiff, Pinkney City, and Brookside reflects the historical importance of the local coalfields and rail networks. This area is punctuated by specialized features such as the Jefferson Tunnel and the Chetopa Mine Impoundment Number 2, which indicate the intensive land use required for extractive industries.

Local history researchers will find several well-documented burial grounds, including Linns Crossing Cem, Saint Michaels Cem, and Cardiff Cem. The terrain is defined by distinct elevations like Crocker Mtn and Crocker Hill, while named drainages like Fivemile Creek and Newfound Creek carve through the valleys. The map also records small, named hollows such as Cougar Hollow and MacDonald Hollow, providing specific geographic markers for genealogists tracing family locations in these former mining towns.