1949 Map of Brushart

About this map

Deeply dissected ridges and hollows define the boundary between Lewis and Greenup counties, where small rural communities like York, Whiteoak, and Brushart anchor a landscape of scattered schools and family cemeteries. The topography is dominated by the prominent elevations of Beauty Ridge and Zion Ridge, which separate the drainages of Schultz Creek and Whiteoak Creek. The 1949 field data, updated with 1970s revisions, illustrates a transition from traditional Appalachian subsistence to early industrial activity, noted by a Strip Mine in the northeastern corner near Left Fk Beechy Cr.