2019 Map of Evarts

About this map

Cumberland Mountain forms the backbone of this topographical study in Harlan County, where the Clover Fork Cumberland River winds through narrow valleys once defined by coal mining communities. The settlement of Evarts serves as a central hub, surrounded by a constellation of smaller locales like Kildav, Verda, and Ten Spot. The landscape is etched with the remnants of industrial history, from Hospital Hill in Kenvir to the steep grades of Black Mountain. Genealogy researchers will find significant detail in the placement of family-named burial sites, including the Wash Smith Cem near Cranks and the Howard Cem along the southern slopes. Further south, the Martins Fork Cumberland River flows toward the Tennessee Valley Divide, marking the boundary between Kentucky and Virginia.