2019 Map of Crider

About this map

White Sulphur Spring and the nearby community of White Sulphur anchor this map of western Kentucky's ridge country. The landscape is defined by a dense network of creek branches and named hills, illustrating a rural settlement pattern where life centered on small crossroads like Farmersville and Crider. Genealogists will find a high concentration of family burial sites scattered across the ridges, including Asher Cem, Calvert Cem, and Rowland Cem, which likely mark the original homesteads of early settlers in this part of Caldwell County. The terrain is marked by significant elevation changes from the lowlands of Tucker Bottoms to the heights of Black Sulphur Ridge and Farmer Knob. Along the northern edge, the community of Flat Rock and features like Ditney Ridge show how topographic landmarks historically dictated the placement of roads and farms in this region.