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1960 Map of Gay

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Gay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Gay and the surrounding hill country of Jackson County are defined by a network of steep ridges and narrow creek bottoms. The landscape is characterized by a high density of small family cemeteries and rural congregations, such as the Camelite Cem, Litton Cem, and Napier Chapel, which anchor the scattered communities. Along the winding Mill Creek, the settlement of Frozencamp serves as a local hub, featuring the Frozencamp Mill Creek Ch.

Resource extraction is a prominent theme across this 1960s landscape, with numerous gas wells dotting the hillsides of Washington and Curtis districts. Local education is represented by several neighborhood schools like Buffalo Sch and Rocky Knob Sch, while prominent topographic features like Tuttle Knob and Buckeye Knob provided key landmarks for early surveyors and residents navigating between the Trace Fork and Elk Fork drainages.