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1963 Map of Dugger

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Dugger
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The heavy industrial footprint of the coal fields dominates this Sullivan County landscape, where extensive areas are marked as Strip Mine and Reclaimed Strip Mine. This topography, based on a 1940 survey with later revisions, shows the community of Dugger as a central hub, surrounded by smaller settlements like Scotchtown, Stringtown, and Jericho. The map captures a moment when the transition from active mining to reclamation was ongoing, with names like New Harmony Mine Pond and various mine dumps dotting the terrain near Buttermilk Creek.

For family historians, the map is a dense record of rural community life. Numerous country churches and cemeteries are preserved, including Long Chapel, Berea Ch, and the Brodie Cem. To the east, the Greene-Sullivan State Forest provides a different character, featuring several small water bodies like Narrow Lake and T Lake. An Old Railroad Grade and an Old Grade Railroad cutting through the northern sections hint at the transport networks once required to move minerals through the Busseron Creek watershed.