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1952 Map of Honey Creek

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Honey Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Scott State Forest blankets the dissected plateau of the northern Cumberland Plateau in this mid-century topographic record. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the South Fork Cumberland River and the Clear Fork, which carve deep gorges into the terrain. Human activity is concentrated along the ridges and small clearings, evidenced by the scattered community infrastructure of the Honey Creek School and Honey Creek Church.

Evidence of historical extraction and transport is visible through the Old Railroad Grade and named sites like Logging Hollow, while the presence of the Blevins Cem and Mt Helen Ch provides valuable data for genealogical research in this border area of Scott and Fentress counties. The 1970s revisions, noted in purple, highlight the emergence of the Honey Creek Pocket Wilderness Area, reflecting a shift toward conservation and recreation in the latter half of the twentieth century.