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1972 Map of Hazard South

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Hazard South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The North Fork of the Kentucky River snakes through the dense ridge-and-valley landscape of Perry County, anchoring the coal-country developments of Hazard and Lothair. The 1970s infrastructure revealed here shows a region defined by its topography, where settlements like Glomawr and Christopher are squeezed into the narrow floodplains and along the winding tracks of the Louisville & Nashville RR. The map records an era of active extraction and local community life, marked by numerous mines and scattered hill-country institutions like Fairview Chapel and Mines Poundmill Ch.

Beyond the industrial center, the landscape is a network of named hollows and creeks such as Buffalo Creek and Macee Creek, which serve as the primary conduits for smaller settlements like Viper and Talp. This survey provides a precise record of local genealogy and land use, documenting remote school sites such as the Browns Fork Sch and the Sulphur Springs Sch alongside modern additions like Hazard Community College.