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1971 Map of Bruin

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Bruin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Little Sandy River meanders through the heart of this Appalachian landscape, where deep hollows and narrow ridges define the local geography. The map reflects a mid-20th-century transition, showing the newly created waters of Grayson Lake and the established Grayson Lake State Park alongside older agrarian and industrial patterns. Small communities like Ibex, Bruin, and Newfoundland anchor the rural road network, while the presence of a strip mine, various mines, and scattered oil wells points to the region's reliance on mineral extraction.

Local history is preserved through numerous family and community landmarks, such as Carroll Cem and Pleasant Hill Ch. The landscape is etched with naming traditions that reflect early settlement, from Powder Mill Branch to the curiously named Hog Camp Creek. For those researching the Elliott County and Carter County border, the map offers precise locations for the Lakeside Sch and remote upland churches like Stafford Ch.