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2022 Map of Dunnville

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Dunnville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Green River meanders across the central portion of this landscape, serving as a primary geographical anchor where the borders of Adair, Casey, and Russell counties converge. The terrain is defined by a dense network of ridges and hollows, including Blair Ridge and Gundy Hollow, which have dictated the winding paths of rural roads and the placement of small settlements. This rural character is reinforced by several family-named cemeteries such as Rice Cem and Thomastown Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research in this part of Kentucky.

Concentrations of local life appear at Dunnville and Pellyton, where intersections like Pellyton East Rd and Pellyton West Rd connect disparate homesteads. The presence of the Green River Above the Lake Trl suggests a transition in land use toward recreation and conservation, even as the names of small tributaries like Damron Cr and Spruce Pine Cr recall the area's older agricultural and timber-based heritage.