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1951 Map of Lenox

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Lenox
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Elk Fork and the Licking River anchor this mid-century survey of the Appalachian foothills in Morgan County. The landscape is defined by its deep hollows and narrow ridges, such as Bolin Ridge, where small rural communities like Lenox and Fannin took root. The concentration of local schools—including Lenox Sch, Banner Sch, and Lacy Creek Sch—points to a distributed network of small hill settlements that relied on these institutions as social hubs.

Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds, including the Easterling Cem, Pelfrey Cem, and Patton Cem, often located near the winding creeks that dictated early settlement patterns. Terrain features like Limekiln Knob and Granddaddy Knob rise above the complex drainage systems of War Creek and Lacy Creek, illustrating the geographical isolation that shaped the social history of these eastern Kentucky highlands during the early 1950s.