2022 Map of Hurley

About this map

Hurley and its surrounding hollows define this portrait of Buchanan County's steep topography near the Kentucky-Virginia line. The settlement pattern follows the narrow valley floors, with homes and infrastructure tightly clustered along the banks of Hurricane Creek and Pounding Mill Cr. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of family heritage, preserving the locations of numerous small burial grounds including Coleman Cem, Lester Cem, Belcher Cem, and Dotson Cem. These sites, often situated on the lower slopes of massive ridges like Sulphur Knob and High Knob, mark the deep roots of families in the Appalachian coalfields. Local industry and transit are represented by markers such as K B C Mine Rd and the winding course of State Rte 676, illustrating the enduring relationship between the area's difficult terrain and its extraction and transport networks.