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1924 Map of Lillydale

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Lillydale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Lillydale and the winding Obey River define this 1920s landscape along the Tennessee-Kentucky border. The topography is marked by deeply incised hollows and dramatic river bends, such as Goodpasture Bend and Peterman Bend, which shaped the early settlement patterns of the region. This survey, conducted by J.E. Blackburn and his team, shows a dense network of rural infrastructure including numerous country stores like Thompsons Store and Keislings Store.

The social fabric of the area is visible through its many educational and religious sites, ranging from the Hongkong School and Fox Springs School to the Rock Springs Church. Notable for genealogists, the map preserves the locations of family-named landmarks like Chowning Knob and Roberts Hollow before the landscape was altered by later water management projects. It also records the distinct Boundary Line between the two states, cutting across the rugged drainage of the Wolf River.