2019 Map of Flat Gap

About this map

Pine Mountain and Cumberland Mountain dominate the northern landscape of this Virginia-Kentucky border region, where the Kentucky Virginia state line traces the high ridges. Much of the central area is protected as part of the Jefferson National Forest, a terrain characterized by deep hollows like Poker Hollow and Wampler Hollow. The hydrologic complexity is defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide, which separates the headwaters of the Powell River and Guest River from the north-flowing Pound Fork. Small mountain communities such as Gilley, Dewey, and Flat Gap are situated along these watercourses and local routes like State Rte 707. For genealogists, the map identifies several hillside burial sites including Bolling Cem, Laurel Fork Cem, and the Roberts Branch Cem near the junction of Hubbard Dr.