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2022 Map of Pleasant Green Hill

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Pleasant Green Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Sinking Fork drainage basin dominates this Western Kentucky landscape, where karst topography and family history converge northwest of Hopkinsville. This 2022 survey reveals a rural pattern of development tied to the land's hydrology, with the namesake settlement of Sinking Fork and the community of Pleasant Green Hill serving as local anchors. Numerous small family and community burial grounds, such as the Langhi Family Cem and the Old Bell Place Cem, are scattered across the terrain, offering significant primary-source locations for genealogical research.

In the southern portion of the map, the urban fringe begins to emerge with the Hopkinsville Byp and residential developments like Colonette Dr. The transition from the rural northern creek valleys of the Muddy Fork Little River to the growing outskirts of the county seat is clear. Key transport arteries like Princeton Rd cut diagonally across the grid, connecting the outlying farms to the modern infrastructure surrounding Lake Blythe.