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1962 Map of Oil Springs

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Oil Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Oil Springs serves as a focal point in this landscape where the boundaries of Johnson, Magoffin, and Morgan counties converge. The terrain is defined by a dense network of steep hollows and narrow ridges, such as Cotton Knob and Stuffley Knob, the latter featuring the Stuffley Knob Lookout Tower. This early 1960s survey captures a rural Kentucky community anchored by small country schools like Pigeon Sch and Low Gap Sch, and the presence of scattered Gas Wells indicates the region's long-standing reliance on natural resource extraction.

Transportation follows the winding paths of watercourses, with the State Road connecting various settlements and post offices such as Manila PO and Mishfork PO. Numerous small family and community cemeteries are tucked into the hillsides above the Paint Creek and Barnetts Creek drainages, offering vital clues for genealogists and local historians studying the settlement patterns of this Appalachian region.