1952 Map of Oneida South

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The Oneida and Western and Southern railroads converge in this 1950s survey of Scott County, where the industrial landscape of strip mining meets the deeply carved valleys of the Cumberland Plateau. The New River and Clear Fork dominate the southern half of the sheet, winding around distinctive terrain like Negro Bend and Reed Bottom. Local life is anchored in settlements like Oneida, Helenwood, and the county seat at Huntsville, with community hubs marked by the Sulphur Spring School and Hazel Valley Ch. For genealogists, the map is remarkably detailed, identifying numerous family burial grounds such as Pemberton Cem, Honeycutt Cem, and Cecil Cem. The terrain rises toward Big Ridge and Grassy Knob, the latter topped by the Grassy Knob Lookout Tower, providing a clear record of the region's mid-century coal and timber infrastructure.