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1963 Map of Hail

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Hail
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Lake Cumberland and the Cumberland River carve a deep, winding path through this portion of the Cumberland National Forest. The 1963 revision documents a landscape defined by sharp ridges and hollows, where small settlements like Hail and Funston occupy the higher ground above the river's dramatic meanders, including Barnett Bend and Haynes Bend. Transport and industry are concentrated in the southwest near Greenwood, where the Southern Railway runs parallel to several hollows and a Gaging Station monitors the waterways.

Local genealogy and history are anchored by rural landmarks such as Salop Ch, Cave Creek Ch, and Bethel Ch. The map reveals the early industrial footprint of the region with several labeled Mines and a complex network of named ridges like Double Tarkin Ridge and Swain Ridge. These features reflect a traditional Appalachian economy of timber, coal, and subsistence farming along the Pulaski and McCreary County line.