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2022 Map of Means

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Slate Creek and its many branches wind through this complex topography where the foothills of the Cumberland Plateau meet the rolling lowlands of the Bluegrass region. The landscape is defined by a dense network of knobs and ridges, including Sand Mtn, Horselick Knob, and Wagon Bed Knob, many of which fall within the protected boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest. Small settlements like Jeffersonville and Means serve as local hubs, connected by a web of rural roads that follow the contours of the land.

Genealogists and local historians will find several family burial grounds preserved here, such as Myers Cem, Gillum Cem, and the Martin-Willoughby Cem. The southern portion of the map is particularly rugged, marked by distinctive geological formations like Chimney Rocks and the deep incisions of Napier Hollow and Gibson Hollow. This survey captures the enduring character of eastern Kentucky's ridge-and-hollow settlement patterns.