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2016 Map of Bruin

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Bruin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Grayson Lake dominates the central landscape of this Kentucky survey, its winding branches reaching into the deep hollows of Elliott and Carter counties. Small communities and family settlements like Ibex, Access, and Bruin are connected by a network of ridgeline roads and creek-bottom lanes. The terrain is defined by its complex hydrology, with Big Gimlet Cr and Little Gimlet Cr feeding the larger reservoir system.

Genealogists will find a significant distribution of family burial grounds throughout these hills, including Carroll Cem, Lawson Cem, and Oney Cem. Notable landmarks such as Kentucky Gap and Whitley Knob provide topographical anchors for the area, while the southern portion of the map features the crossroads at Newfoundland and the localized mineral interest of Chalybeate Spring. The map documents a rural landscape where traditional homesteading patterns persist alongside state park development.