2016 Map of Fork Ridge

About this map

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park anchors the eastern edge of this landscape, where the rugged borders of Kentucky and Tennessee meet along the crest of Cumberland Mountain. The map reveals a region deeply shaped by its industrial and coal-mining heritage, evidenced by the Spruce Lick Slurry Refuse Impound and the Consolidation Coal Water Supply Lake near Tackett Creek. This 2016 survey captures the high-relief terrain of the Log Mountains, where numerous hollows and spurs like Klondike Hollow and Moseley Spur define the drainage patterns of the Clear Fork. Settlement is concentrated in the valleys and at rail points such as Stony Fork Junction and Premier, while the legacy of early families remains visible in small hilltop burial grounds, including Hatfield Cem and Yoakum Cem.