1916 Map of Hyden
USGS Topo · Published 1916About this map
Middle Fork Kentucky River defines the central topography of this 1916 survey, a period when the deep valleys and narrow hollows of Leslie County were primarily accessible via watercourses and local bridle paths. Settlements like Hoskinson and Chappell are documented amidst a dense network of family-named drainage features, including Larkin Lewis Br and Levi Lewis Creek, illustrating the early 20th-century kinship patterns that shaped local geography. The map reveals a landscape heavily dissected by countless streams such as Cutshin Creek and Marrowbone Creek, which dictated the location of homes and agricultural activity. For genealogists, the inclusion of specific landmarks like Raccoon Hollow and Bonnet Rock Br provides essential spatial context for family homesteads before later development altered the region's character.
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