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1952 Map of Campton

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Campton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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The town of Campton sits at a high point in this 1952 study, where KY 15 intersects the local ridge network of Wolfe County. The landscape is defined by the deeply incised valleys of the North Fork Kentucky River to the south and the Red River headwaters in the north, with the Cumberland National Forest covering the northwestern corner. The interior is dotted with localized community centers, often consisting of a named schoolhouse or mission station serving remote hollows along Swift Creek and Devil Creek.

Evidence of the region's energy resources appears in the form of Oil Wells and Oil Tanks near Hiram and Vortex. Genealogists will find a dense distribution of rural landmarks, including the Mullins Point Sch, Quilins Chapel, and numerous family-named ridges like Tar Ridge and Sandy Ridge. These features reflect a mid-century Kentucky mountain economy still reliant on subsistence farming and early timber and oil extraction.