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2013 Map of Olive Hill

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Olive Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Tygarts Creek meanders through this portion of Carter County, shaping the development of Olive Hill and its surrounding communities. The landscape is defined by deep hollows and prominent ridges, including Blueberry Ridge and Garvin Ridge, where small settlements and family farmsteads are connected by a network of winding roads like Tick Ridge Road. The area shows a clear pattern of distributed rural habitation in places like Smoky Valley, Lawton, and Limestone, each clustered near local water sources or along valley floors.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family burial grounds, such as the Kilgore Cem, Ash Cem, and the Lawton-Haywood Cemetery. Higher elevations provide landmarks like the Tick Ridge Look Out Tower, while the Olive Hill Reservoir serves as a modern geographic anchor. The transition from industrial or agricultural valley floors to named terrain features like Madhouse Hollow and Grocery Gap reflects the region's long history of local naming conventions and land use.