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1973 Map of Montpelier

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Montpelier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Russell Creek and its many winding tributaries like Big Clifty Creek and Cripple Creek define the geography of this Adair and Russell County borderland. Recorded in 1973, the landscape is marked by a network of ridges, including Concord Ridge and Freedom Ridge, which historically dictated the placement of small rural settlements and homesteads. The map illustrates a community-centered life organized around country houses of worship such as New Concord Ch, Shiloh Ch, and Pleasant View Ch.

The infrastructure of the early 1970s shows the emergence of the Cumberland Parkway cutting across the terrain, contrasting with older landmarks like Gentrys Mill and the secluded Wildcat Cave Hol. For those tracing local genealogy or land use, the map provides precise locations for numerous small family cemeteries and crossroads hamlets like Montpelier, Ozark, and Joppa, which served as the social anchors for this part of Kentucky.