Loading map...

2022 Map of Fort Blackmore

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Fort Blackmore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Fort Blackmore sits at a strategic bend in the Clinch River, serving as a focal point for the surrounding hollows and ridges of Scott County. The landscape is defined by the sharp rise of Stone Mountain and Buckner Ridge, which channel settlement and movement through narrow valleys like Back Valley and Begley Hollow. A dense network of family-named cemeteries, including the John Wesley Lane Cem, Ballard Gillenwater Cem, and Flanary Cem, reflects generations of local lineage tied to these specific drainages.

Within the Jefferson National Forest to the north, the terrain becomes more dramatic at Big Flat Top and Mahogany Gap. Significant water features like Bark Camp Lake and the turbulent stretch of the river known as The Suck provide geographic anchors. The map preserves the names of small communities such as Wood, Lano, and Kerns, alongside the winding paths of Big Stoney Creek Rd and River Bluff Rd.