2022 Map of Hazard North

About this map

Hazard and its surrounding mountain communities anchor this 2022 survey of the North Fork Kentucky River valley. The landscape is defined by its deep connectivity to the extractive and transit history of the region, visible in the winding path of the L and N RR and the cluster of settlements including Bonnyman, Blue Diamond, and Bulan. Local genealogy is well-documented through several family-named burial grounds like the Nobel Cockrell Cemetery and Smith Cem, while the Hazard Community and Technical College Technical Campus marks the modern evolution of the Walkertown area. Narrow hollows and creek-side ridges define the topography, with numerous named waterways such as Troublesome Creek and Lost Cr carving through the terrain near Dwarf and Ary.