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2019 Map of Parmleysville

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Parmleysville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Parmleysville and the nearby settlement of Burfield anchor this portion of Wayne County, where the terrain is defined by the winding course of the Little S Fork and its many tributaries like Buffalo Br and Johnson Fork. The landscape is heavily marked by vertical relief, with numerous prominent overlooks such as Criswell Cliff, Rattlesnake Cliff, and Wolf Cliff punctuating the hollows. These features suggest a region of deep ravines and high ridges where travel was traditionally dictated by the drainage patterns of the Little South Fork river system.

Genealogists will find a high density of family burial sites throughout the area, including the Hucaby-Eaton Cem, Lewis Coffey Family Cem, and William Criswell Cem. The southern reach of the map is dominated by the Daniel Boone National Forest, which preserves the woodland character of the hills near Mount Pisgah. The concentration of sites like Bethel Baptist Churchyard Cem reflects a deeply rooted community structure in this pocket of the Kentucky backcountry.