2011 Map of Fallsburg

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Blaine Creek snakes through this Lawrence County landscape, punctuated by the engineering of the Yatesville Dam and the resulting waters near Yatesville. This 2011 survey captures the modern infrastructure and rural settlement patterns along the Big Sandy River corridor, which forms the boundary with West Virginia. The terrain is marked by numerous family-named hollows and hills, such as Grannyham Hollow, Sugar Camp Hollow, and Jerry Riffe Hill, reflecting generations of local land tenure. Smaller communities like Fallsburg, Stringtown, and Fullers are connected by a network of winding roads like Fallsburg Ridge RD. Notable landmarks for local history include the Patton Memorial Cemetery and prominent geological features like Raven Rock, illustrating the intersection of the region's topographical character and its social geography.