1972 Map of Haleys Mill

About this map

Haleys Mill and Apex anchor this rural landscape in the 1970s, where the headwaters of the Pond River and its West Fork carve through the hills of northern Christian County. The area is defined by a dense network of family cemeteries and rural congregations, including Judge Coon Chapel and Pleasant View Ch, which served the small settlements of Fruit Hill and Dulin. The presence of numerous Oil Wells along the northern reaches and Erkelican Coal Creek to the west points to a landscape defined by resource extraction and agriculture. Several flood control structures, such as Dam No 7B on Bull Creek, highlight the 20th-century management of the local watershed. This survey captures a moment when traditional land ownership and community centers remained clearly visible alongside mid-century infrastructure and energy development.