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2013 Map of Cutshin

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Cutshin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Middle Fork Kentucky River winds through this section of Leslie County, anchoring a landscape defined by deep-set hollows and a dense network of mountain creeks. Small communities such as Chappell and Hardys Bottom are situated along the river's path, while the eponymous settlement of Cutshin lies to the northeast along Cutshin Cr. The drainage patterns here reveal a classic Appalachian topography, where numerous branches like Larkin Lewis Br and Poundmill Br feed into larger streams that have historically dictated the placement of homesteads and cemeteries.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Hardy Bottom Cem and the small hamlets of Cinda, Causey, and Raccoon Hollow. These names reflect the ancestral families and local geography of the region, providing a detailed record of 21st-century rural Kentucky. The map shows the persistence of small-scale settlement patterns in a landscape where narrow valleys like Motts Hollow and Level Br continue to shape the community layout.