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1891 Map of Jonesville

Name: 1891 Topographic Map of Jonesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

Jonesville serves as a central hub in this late nineteenth-century reconnaissance of the tri-state borderlands where Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee converge. The landscape is defined by the massive parallel ridges of Pine Mountain, Big Black Mountain, and Cumberland Mountain, creating a rugged corridor for early travel and settlement. The Powell River and Clinch River wind through the southern valleys, their banks marked by essential transit points like Poteet Ford and Dickerson Ford.

Settlement patterns follow these river valleys and the few gaps through the high ridges, such as Pennington Gap and Mulberry Gap. Notable landmarks include the prominent White Rocks and family-named features like Grays Knob and Jabez Knob. In the north, Mt Pleasant (Harlan) and Wallins Creek represent the early communities along the Cumberland River, providing a look at the region's geography before twentieth-century industrial shifts.