2016 Map of Cannel City

About this map

Cannel City and its surrounding communities in Wolfe, Morgan, and Magoffin counties are captured here in a transition from their industrial past to modern connectivity. The landscape is defined by its numerous family-named branches and forks, such as Halsey Fork Rd and Sellers-Phipps Branch Rd, which trace the narrow valleys between prominent elevations like Testerman Knob and Pilot Knob. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the Bert T Combs Mountain Pkwy, a modern engineering feat that cuts across the older settlement patterns of Helechawa and Lower Gillmore. These settlements, along with Saints Bottom and Caney, reflect a deeply rooted Appalachian geography where small clusters of homes and family cemeteries follow the intricate drainage patterns of the Cumberland Plateau foothills.