2022 Map of Hellier

About this map

Wolfpit and Hellier anchor this survey of the high mountain country where the Kentucky and Virginia state lines meet. The landscape is defined by deep hollows and narrow ridges, such as Narrow Hollow and Orchard Hollow, which have long dictated the pattern of settlement along the winding watercourses of the Russell Fork and Elkhorn Creek. Local history is preserved in small family burial grounds like the Martha Johnson Cemetery and Wilson Cemetery, often situated on the slopes above communities like Lookout and Edgewater. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the steep ascent of Pine Mountain and the protected lands of the Jefferson National Forest, reflecting the area's transition from the developed valley floors at Elkhorn City to the high, forested summits along the Pike and Dickenson County line.