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2016 Map of Dot

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Dot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Red River and Whippoorwill Creek converge near the rural settlement of Dot, highlighting a landscape defined by the drainage patterns of the Kentucky-Tennessee border. This survey documents the transition from the rolling uplands of Logan County, Kentucky, into Robertson County, Tennessee, marked clearly by the Kentucky Tennessee state line and the coincident Dot-Tenn State Line RD. The area is characterized by small, dispersed communities like Lickskillet, Schley, and Oakville, connected by a network of local routes including Lickskillet RD and Bailey-Banton RD.

Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous family-named burial sites peppered across the farmland, such as Ragsdale Cem, Moses Cem, and Dozier Cem. The presence of landmarks like Logan Mill RD and Crawford Store RD suggests a history of local commerce and industry tied to the river forks. This map preserves the rural character of the Pennyroyal Plain before further modern development, showing the distribution of homesteads and water features like Spring Cr and Valley Br that historically supported the region's agricultural life.