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1916 Map of Inez

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Inez
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Inez Eden and the winding Rockcastle Creek anchor this survey of eastern Kentucky, conducted just before the United States entered the Great War. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of narrow hollows and ridge-top boundaries separating Lawrence, Johnson, and Martin counties. Evidence of the region's early 20th-century development is visible in the numerous small settlements like Whitehouse and Van Lear, alongside specialized post offices such as Graves Shoals Patrick P O and Chestnut Henrietta P O.

Social life in these hills centered on an extensive system of numbered district schools and community landmarks like Wells Chapel. Industrial footprints appear at Peach Orchard and Tipple Fork, while the rail corridor along the Levisa Fork provided a vital connection for the coal and timber economy. Genealogists will find interest in the precisely mapped creeks and branches, including Buffalo Horn and Wolfpen Br, which often serve as the primary orientation points for rural homesteads and family cemeteries.