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1954 Map of Evarts

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Evarts
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Louisville and Nashville railroad follows the winding banks of the Clover Fork and Yocum Creek in this mid-1950s survey of the Harlan County coalfields. Industrial activity is evident throughout the valley, from the presence of Strip Mines on the ridges to local operations like Draper and Pounding Mill. Small company towns and residential clusters such as Evarts, Kenvir, and Kildav are closely tied to these transport and extraction corridors.

Away from the rail lines, the landscape is defined by the steep slopes of Little Black Mountain and Black Mountain. Cultural markers of the era include the Drive-in Theater near Verda and the Little Black Lookout Tower on the high ground. Local genealogy is well-represented through numerous family burial sites like Middleton Cem, Kelly Cem, and Pope Cem, along with rural education centers such as Mill Creek Sch and Upper Cranks Creek Sch.