
Plummers Landing serves as a central point in this landscape of deep hollows and timbered ridges, where the headwaters of Sand Lick Creek and Fox Creek carve through the terrain. The map illustrates a rural Kentucky settlement pattern defined by small family cemeteries and crossroads communities, such as Goddard near the Covered Bridge Rd and Muses Mills along the Greenbrier Br. The southeastern portion of the sheet transitions into the protected lands of the Daniel Boone National Forest, marked by steep elevations like Bishop Mtn and Sand Mtn. Genealogical value is particularly high here, as the map documents numerous small burial sites including Mount Vernon Cem, Point Pleasant Cem, and the Jackson Family Cem. These sites, often positioned on high ground above the creek beds, provide a clear spatial record of the families who settled these reaches of Fleming and Rowan Counties.
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1929 · Morehead
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1929 · Salt Lick
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1934 · Salt Lick
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Morehead
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Cranston
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Hillsboro
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Stricklett
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Plummers Landing
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Burtonville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Flemingsburg
USGS Topo · 1:24,000