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1979 Map of Manchester

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Manchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Manchester serves as the focal point for this late 1970s survey of Clay County, showing a landscape defined by the extraction economy and the winding path of Goose Creek. The city's growth is visible through landmarks like the Clay County Vocational Sch and Manchester Memorial Gardens, while the Louisville and Nashville railroad and Daniel Boone Toll Road provide the primary transport corridors for the region's coal and timber.

The surrounding hills are densely marked with strip mines, gas wells, and family-named landmarks like Pilot Mtn. Smaller settlements such as Burning Springs and Littleton anchor the rural areas, where community life centers on local institutions like Brown Mission Ch and Pleasant Run Ch. The map captures the industrial density of the era, with numerous tipples and mines dotting the drainages of Little Goose Creek and Horse Creek.