2010 Map of New Columbus

About this map

Eagle Creek meanders through this portion of Owen County, carving a path past the distinctive landform of Mountain Island and the small settlement of Natlee. This 2010 survey illustrates a rural Kentucky landscape where local history is preserved in a dense network of family and church burial grounds, such as the Hudson-Abbot Cemetery and True Cemetery. The map documents numerous creek-side communities including New Columbus, Rockdale, and Fairbanks, connected by a web of historic thoroughfares like Old Columbus Rd and Marshall Pike. The drainage patterns of Caney Creek and Lytles Fork define the valley floor, where institutions like the Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery served as central gathering points for the surrounding farmsteads. This topographical record is particularly valuable for genealogists tracing ancestral locations near the Old Beechwood Road Cemetery or the church at Beechwood.