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2010 Map of Middlesboro South

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Middlesboro South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Cumberland Mountain forms the dramatic backbone of this border region, where Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at Tri-State Peak. This terrain is defined by the historic passage at Cumberland Gap, now bypassable via the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. To the north, the city of Middlesboro occupies a circular basin, its streets organized near the Middlesboro-Bell County Airport and the waters of Yellow Creek.

South of the mountain in Poor Valley, the landscape transitions to the academic grounds of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate. The rural character of the valley is punctuated by longstanding local landmarks like Vancel Mill and Minton Mill along the Powell River. Genealogists will find a high density of family burial sites, including the Kibert Cemetery and Chumley Cemetery, reflecting generations of settlement near Arthur and Shawanee.