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2016 Map of Parrot

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Daniel Boone National Forest dominates this section of the Kentucky hills, where the Middle Fork Rockcastle River and South Fork Rockcastle River carve through the landscape. Small communities like Dabolt, Peoples, and Eberle are connected by a network of rural roads that often follow the natural drainage patterns of creeks like Pond Cr and Horse Lick Cr. The survey illustrates a settlement pattern defined by proximity to these waterways and the rugged terrain of the Dbnf.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family and community burial grounds, including Lear Cem, Mount Zion Cem, and Hoskins Cem. The map also traces the Sheltowee Trace NRT as it winds through the northern portion of the quadrangle. From the community of Victory in the south to Cruise in the west, the map provides a look at the interplay between protected forest land and the established rural homesteads of Jackson and Laurel counties.