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2016 Map of Palmer

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Palmer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Kentucky River carves a winding path through this central Kentucky landscape where the borders of Clark, Madison, and Estill counties converge. The terrain is defined by dramatic river bends and ridges, including Thornsburg Bend and the sharp ridge of Devils Backbone. Small communities such as Vianna, Palmer, and College Hill serve as local anchors, connected by a network of rural routes like Ferry Rd and Harris Ferry Rd, which hint at historic river crossings.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense distribution of family-named burial grounds across the hills, from Howard-Davis Cem to Richardson Cem. These sites, along with landmarks like Log Lick Baptist Church Cem and College Hill Church Cem, offer precise locations for tracing ancestral ties in this river-and-ridge country. The map also captures notable natural features like Puckett Lake and the waters of Lulbegrud Cr, preserving the rural character of the area in the twenty-first century.