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2011 Map of Louisa

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Louisa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Louisa and Fort Gay sit at the confluence of the Tug Fork and Tug River, joined by the Fort Gay Bridge at the northern edge of this survey. The landscape is defined by the winding river border between Kentucky and West Virginia, where narrow bottomlands like Frazier Bottom give way to a network of steep ridges and hollows. Small settlements and family names are etched into the terrain, from Smoky Valley and Walbridge to the industrial echoes of Torchlight.

Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds throughout the hills, including Fairview Cemetery, See Cemetery, and the Emerson-Stratton Cemetery. The southern reaches of the map highlight the rural character of the Big Sandy valley, featuring landmarks such as the Falls of Tug near Clifford and several remote hollows like Bates Cabin Hollow and Ratcliffe Hollow, illustrating the deeply partitioned geography of the Appalachian plateau in the early 21st century.