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2013 Map of Fork Ridge

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Fork Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Stony Fork Junction serves as a critical rail hub in this coal-producing region of the Appalachians, situated where the Gravity Railroad Yard and Slashbury rail lines meet. The landscape is defined by its deep hollows and narrow spurs, including Jones Spur and Bald Spur, which dictated the layout of small settlements like Premier and Manring. The local industrial footprint is evident in family-named landmarks and historical resource extraction points such as Klondike Hollow and Hunt Town Hollow.

To the south, the topography transitions toward Powell Valley, where the terrain opens slightly near Vanbeber Spring and Old Highway 63. Notable geological features such as Chimney Rocks and the descriptively named Indian Chalk Springs Cave Hollow Hollow provide unique landmarks for those tracing the historical geography of these mountains. The winding paths of Bennetts Fork and Stony Fork further illustrate the connection between the region's hydrography and its settlement patterns.