2013 Map of Obey City

About this map

Obey City sits at the heart of this landscape where the E Fork Obey River and W Fork Obey River carve through the plateau. This 2013 survey illustrates a region defined by scattered mountain communities and ridges named for early settlers, such as Flower Mountain and Gunter Mountain. The settlement pattern follows the high ground between hollows, with nodes of activity at Hanging Limb and Cliff Springs. Notable for local historians is the documentation of family-named landmarks like Phillips Ford and the Doubling Spur mine area. The topography is intricately detailed, showing how Meadow Cr and Garrison Br drain the southern reaches near Mineral Springs, while the northern terrain rises toward France Mountain and Brushy Mountain. These named gaps and ridges provide a clear view of how geography dictated the placement of rural lanes and small-scale land use in the Cumberland Plateau region.