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2022 Map of Offutt

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Offutt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Levisa Fork winds through this rugged portion of Johnson and Martin Counties, anchoring a landscape of deep hollows and narrow ridgelines. The settlements of Whitehouse, Offutt, and Williamsport follow the river's path, while smaller communities like Davisport and Meally are tucked into the interior valleys. For family historians, the map is a dense record of lineage, preserving the locations of numerous family burial grounds including Old Friendship Cem, Ballard Butcher Cem, and the Ward Cem.

The modern infrastructure of the Big Sandy Regional Airport stands in contrast to the traditional place names that define the terrain, such as Butcher Hollow, Deadening Hollow, and Horse in Tree Hollow. A complex network of creeks like Wooten Fork and Stafford Fork feeds into the main river system, illustrating the drainage patterns that have historically dictated travel and settlement in the Kentucky coalfields.