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1954 Map of Meta

USGS Topo · Published 1955

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Johns Creek snakes through the center of this Pike County landscape, serving as the primary corridor for settlement and early mountain infrastructure in the mid-1950s. The map reveals a dense network of neighborhood schools and churches that once anchored these hollows, including the Johns Creek High Sch and the Zebulon PO. In this era, small-scale rural education was still decentralized, evidenced by local landmarks like the Tom Ray Sch and Bent Branch Sch positioned along narrow valley floors. Transportation is dominated by KY 119 and countless winding branches such as Brushy Fork and Sycamore Creek, while high ridges like Bent Mountain and Ford Mountain isolate the various forks. Genealogists will find a wealth of family-named landmarks, from the Williamson Cem to the Howard Cem, tracing the kinship ties of the region's inhabitants.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1954
Date Published1955
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22.5 x 27.4 inches

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SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain