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1929 Map of Lillydale

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Lillydale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The Cumberland River and Obey River dictate the settlement patterns of this borderland region between Tennessee and Kentucky in the 1920s. Long before the creation of modern reservoirs, this landscape was defined by deep river bends and fertile bottoms such as Washes Bottom and Willis Bottom. The map reveals a dense network of upland communities sustained by small stores and one-room schools, including Gaings Hill School and the Jennings Store School.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named landmarks and rural institutions like Christian Chapel and Rose of Sharon Church. The presence of Martinsburg Raymare PO and numerous crossroads hubs like Taylors Crossroads and Thompsons Store illustrates a rural economy centered on local commerce and river access, prior to the major hydroelectric projects that would later alter these valleys.