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1957 Map of Kentuck

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Kentuck
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The hills of Jackson County and Roane County are defined here by a dense network of hollows and ridges, where small communities like Kentuck and Belgrove once thrived as centers of rural life. The 1957 field check reveals an era before widespread consolidation, where one-room schoolhouses like Sinaiville Sch, Enterprise Sch, and Plum Orchard Sch dotted the landscape alongside country churches such as Sinaiville Ch and Falling Water Ch.

Industry is represented by numerous oil and gas wells scattered across high ground like Richards Ridge and Aplin Ridge, connected by a major Pipeline cutting through the terrain. The map's genealogical value is high, detailing family-named landmarks and cemeteries including Hatcher Cem and Siders Cem near Fletcher, alongside significant watercourses like Grasslick Creek and the Left Fork of the Laurel Fork.