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2010 Map of Columbia

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Columbia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Columbia serves as the central hub of this Adair County landscape, situated at the confluence of several key waterways including Russell Creek and its tributary, Pettus Fork. The town's modern infrastructure is anchored by the Columbia-Adair County Airport to the west and the high-speed transit corridor of the Cumberland Pkwy cutting across the central terrain. The map details a transition from the urban grid of the county seat to the surrounding agricultural uplands of Green Hills and Earl Ridge.

Smaller settlements and crossroads such as Garlin, Gadberry, and Fairplay dot the outlying areas, connected by a network of winding local routes like Old Johnson Rd and Loy Cemetery Rd. The southern portion of the quadrangle is defined by the drainage systems of Glens Fork and the West Prong Glens Fork, where the topography becomes more intricate. Genealogists may find value in the specific placement of the New Columbia Cemetery and numerous family-named landmarks that hint at the long-standing community ties in this part of Kentucky.