1968 Map of Celina

About this map

The Cumberland River and the rising waters of the Cordell Hull Reservoir dominate this 1960s study of the Kentucky and Tennessee borderlands. The town of Celina serves as a focal point where the Obey River joins the Cumberland, featuring essential civic infrastructure like the County Hospital and a Gaging Sta. The surrounding uplands are defined by a network of family-named hollows and ridges, such as Capshaw Hollow and Stephens Ridge, which were historically connected by rural settlements like Moss, Richville, and Arcott. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of early community life, preserving the locations of numerous country sanctuaries and graveyards, including Macedonia Ch, New Hope Cem, and McColgan Cem. This survey captures the landscape just as large-scale water management projects were reshaping the river valley's traditional agriculture and transport patterns.