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2016 Map of Maretburg

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Maretburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Ottawa and Spiro anchor the northern landscape of this Rockcastle County region, where the terrain is defined by a series of prominent knobs and ridges. The topography rises sharply at Backbone Ridge and McCall Knob in the northeast, while the southern reaches near Level Green and Walnut Grove are marked by a complex network of knobs including Pinnacle Knob and Friendship Knob. The local road system, featuring family-named routes like Gentry Laswell Rd and Albright Mill Rd, connects small communities such as Willailla and Wabd to the surrounding hills and creek bottoms.

Water plays a central role in the area's layout, with Brushy Cr and Bee Lick Cr winding through the central valleys. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of rural burial sites, including Providence Cem near Quail and Poplar Grove Cem further south. The presence of Old Railroad Way Rd near Maretburg hints at former transportation corridors that once linked these high-country settlements to wider markets.