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1992 Map of Jenkins East

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Jenkins East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Pine Mountain forms the backbone of this landscape along the Kentucky Virginia border, where the headwaters of the Pound River and Elkhorn Creek have carved a network of steep hollows. The area’s economic history is etched into the terrain through numerous gas wells, an extensive quarry near Burdine, and several strip mines that mark the ridgelines. These industrial features coexist with a deeply rooted community structure, evidenced by small mountain settlements like Shelby Gap, Haddonfield, and Beefhide.

Local history is particularly visible through the concentration of rural institutions such as the Mill Creek School and numerous small houses of worship, including Lone Pine Chapel and Hamilton Chapel. The complex geography is further defined by essential gaps in the mountain ridges, such as Osborn Gap and Cabet Gap, which dictated the early transportation routes and settlement patterns for generations of families in the Pike and Letcher county regions.