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1916 Map of Nolansburg

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Nolansburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

Pine Mountain and Black Mountain dominate this 1916 survey, representing the complex topography of the Cumberland Plateau along the Kentucky-Virginia border. This advance sheet, produced by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with state agencies, documents a landscape where industrial infrastructure follows the winding watercourses. The Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks the Poor Fork, serving small settlements like Chad and Nolansburg. To the south, the L and N (C P and B Div) cuts through the terrain near Panorama Station.

A notable geological and cultural feature identified is The Pocket, a distinct landform north of the Powell River. The map captures the region before extensive modern development, showing the isolated locations of a mountain School and early mining-era communities such as Dominion. These labels provide essential data for tracing family lineages and the evolution of the coal-country transportation network.