2016 Map of London

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London serves as the regional hub at the southern edge of this survey, where the urban grid gives way to the complex ridge-and-valley terrain of the Daniel Boone National Forest. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of watercourses, including the South Fork Rockcastle River and the Little Laurel River, which have shaped the settlement patterns of outlying communities like East Bernstadt and Pittsburg. Family history and local heritage are preserved in numerous hilltop burial grounds, such as Mount Pleasant Cem, Litton Cem, and Old Salem Cem, often located near crossroads and old farmsteads. The transition from the developed corridors near Maplesville to the higher elevations of Raccoon Mtn illustrates the persistent relationship between the area's geology and its residential expansion during the mid-2010s.