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1915 Map of Hindman

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Hindman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1915
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1915

About this map

Hindman sits at the heart of this Kentucky landscape, where the headwaters of Troublesome Creek and the Middle Fork Quicksand Creek carve through the steep terrain of the Cumberland Plateau. This 1912 survey, published shortly before the region's coal industry underwent significant expansion, documents a network of small agricultural settlements and timber-rich hollows. The map reveals an intricate system of rural education, identifying over a dozen specific school sites such as Quicksand School and School No 12 that served these isolated mountain communities.

Transportation is defined by the winding creek beds and narrow ridges, with labels like Yellow Mountain and Chestnut Mtn marking the high ground. Numerous family-named landmarks and small post offices, including Mallie, Hippo, and Wayland, provide essential data for genealogists tracing ancestors in Knott County during the early twentieth century. The detailed drainage patterns of Balls Fork and Carr Fork illustrate the physical boundaries that shaped social and economic life in this part of the Appalachian coalfields.