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1960 Map of Pitts Point

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Pitts Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The confluence of the Salt River and the Rolling Fork anchors this landscape, where the flatlands of Atherton Flats meet the high ground of Sun Rising Ridge. This area is defined by the massive footprint of the Fort Knox Military Reservation, which encompasses numerous family burial grounds and former homesteads. Genealogists will find a high concentration of small cemeteries scattered throughout the knobs and hollows, including the Shepherd Cem, Rising Sun Cem, and Chappel Cem.

A network of ridges like Chappel Ridge and Lee Ridge separate the various drainages, while the former settlement of Pitts Point sits near the riverbanks. The map documents the rural infrastructure of the mid-20th century, including the Hays School and a Floating Bridge Site along the water. Numerous small lakes and ponds, such as Froman Lake and Pearl Pond, dot the terrain between the military boundary and the river valleys.