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2016 Map of Hazard South

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Hazard South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Hazard and its surrounding coal-country communities anchor this 2016 study of Perry County’s steep valley terrain. The map follows the North Fork Kentucky River through a series of industrial and residential nodes, from Woodland Park and Lothair in the north down toward Viper in the south. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of the Daniel Boone National Forest and a complex network of hollows, including Stillhouse Hollow and Jack Lot Hollow, which have historically dictated the placement of railroads and roads.

Smaller settlements like Glomawr, Diablock, and Fourseam appear along the narrow valley floors, connected by local routes such as Raccoon Creek Rd and Kenmont Hollow Rd. The interface between the protected forest lands and the deeply etched drainage basins of Sheep Hollow and Talp Hollow illustrates the persistent geographic constraints of this Appalachian region, where development clings to the accessible flat ground near the water.