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1947 Map of Clinchport

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Clinchport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Natural Tunnel State Park dominates the western portion of this Scott County survey, highlighting the unique passage where the Southern railroad traverses a massive limestone chasm near Tunnel Hill Sch. The landscape is a complex network of ridges and watercourses, with the Clinch River and Copper Creek carving deep valleys between Big Ridge and Copper Ridge. Evidence of the region’s timber and grain economy appears through structures like Rhoton Mill, Craft Mill, and Spivey Mill.

Transportation history is particularly dense here, featuring the Clinchfield line and several notable engineering feats such as the Twin Tunnels and Starnes Tunnel. Communities like Rye Cove and Clinchport are anchored by numerous family cemeteries, including Kilgore Cem, Mitchell Cem, and Boatright Cem, while the industrial presence of the Danlboone Yard and a Quarry near Speers Ferry marks the southern terrain of Clinch Mountain.