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2019 Map of Gamaliel

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Gamaliel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Gamaliel and its surrounding rural hamlets define this Monroe County landscape where the East Fork Barren River and Barren River carve through the southern Kentucky countryside. This survey captures a network of small, established settlements such as Flippin, Gum Tree, and the curiously named Bughtussle near the Tennessee border. The geography is marked by local family history, preserved in the locations of Neal Cem, Belcher Cem, and Mount Vernon Cem.

Transport routes follow the winding drainage patterns, with roads like Bug Tussle Rd and Mud Lick Flippin Rd connecting disparate farmsteads and ridges. The presence of Line Creek and Indian Creek illustrates the intricate watershed system that historically dictated the placement of early dwellings and community hubs like Emberton and Freetown. Researchers will find a preserved view of late-20th and early-21st-century rural infrastructure before modern expansion.