1979 Map of Jellico West

About this map

Extensive mining operations define the landscape along the Kentucky and Tennessee border in the late 1970s, as shown in this detailed survey of the Cumberland Mountains. Surface extraction is pervasive across the ridges of Jellico Mountain and Indian Mountain, where numerous Strip Mines follow the contours above the valleys. The industrial character of the region is further evidenced by the Southern railroad line and an Old Railroad Grade that once served the remote hollows. Small communities like Wooldridge, Oswego, and Newcomb are concentrated in the lower elevations near Elk Creek, surrounded by local landmarks like Lookout Tower on Wolf Knob. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of family history, capturing several isolated burial sites such as Beard Cem, Archer Cem, and Davis Cem alongside rural congregations at Oswego Ch and Stanfill Ch.