1951 Map of Ezel

About this map

The Licking River and its dense network of tributaries, including Blackwater Creek and Spaws Creek, define the deeply dissected landscape of the Cumberland National Forest in the early 1950s. This survey captures a rural Kentucky society organized around narrow valleys and high ridges like Dan Ridge, where small settlements such as Ezel, Korea, and Artville are connected by winding mountain roads. Family heritage is preserved through numerous rural burial grounds like Cecil Cem, Mann Cem, and Whitaker Cem, which dot the hillsides near local landmarks like Broke Leg Falls.