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2022 Map of Load

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Load
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Tygarts Creek serves as the central artery for this Greenup County landscape, where small Kentucky settlements like Beechy, Lynn, and Load are tucked into the narrow valleys and hollows. The terrain is defined by a dense network of ridges such as Bays Ridge and numerous named hollows, including the evocative Haunted Hollow and Sleepy Hollow.

Genealogists will find this 2022 survey particularly valuable for its precise documentation of family burial sites scattered across the ridges, including Quillen, Nichols, and Heineman cemeteries. The map also traces the rural road system, from the winding Alcorn Ridge Road to Stringtown Road, illustrating how modern infrastructure follows the traditional contours of the Appalachian foothills. Local watercourses like White Oak Creek and Brushy Creek further delineate the complex drainage patterns that have shaped local settlement for generations.