2016 Map of Gradyville

About this map

Gradyville serves as the central hub of this South Central Kentucky landscape, where the waters of Big Cr and its tributaries carve a complex series of ridges and hollows. The modern Cumberland Pkwy cuts a straight path through the undulating terrain, contrasting with the winding network of older local roads like Old Gradyville Rd and Pickett Mell Rd. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with family-named burial sites, including Dohoney Cem, Tarters Cem, Union Cem, and Robertson Cem, which are often located near small, historic settlements such as Weed, Nell, and Sparksville. These namesake landmarks and isolated cemeteries suggest a long history of family homesteads scattered along the fertile bottoms of Russell Creek and Leatherwood Cr. Elevations such as Mt Matney and Weed Ridge provide the high ground between the numerous forks and branches that define the Adair County countryside.