2011 Map of Elkhorn City

About this map

Elkhorn City serves as the focal point of this Pike County terrain, situated where the Russell Fork bends through a deep river gorge on the Kentucky and Virginia border. The settlement pattern here is dictated by the narrow valley floors, with small communities like Ferrell, Belcher, and Cedarville established along the winding waterways. Local history is preserved in numerous family-named burial grounds, including the Honey Fork Cemetery and Looney Cemetery, often tucked into small hollows like Song Hollow or near the high ridges of Card Mountain. The engineering required to navigate this landscape is evident in the presence of the Pool Point Tunnel, Towers Tunnel, and the Pool Point Bridge. Further south, the dramatic geologic formations of The Breaks and Lovers Leap overlook the river, marking the transition into the neighboring mountains of Virginia.