1951 Map of Plummers Landing

About this map

Plummers Landing and the neighboring milling hamlets of Plummers Mill and Ringos Mills define the cultural landscape of Fleming County in the early 1950s. The topography is dominated by the deeply dissected plateaus of Pea Ridge and Maxey Flats, where family-named hollows and branches drain into Fox Creek and Sand Lick Creek. Small rural institutions, including Big Run Sch and Daulton Sch, are scattered along the ridgelines and creek bottoms, serving isolated farmsteads. The eastern edge of the quadrangle marks the boundary of the Cumberland National Forest, while the northern portion features Goddard and its associated Goddard Ch. This map documents a traditional agricultural economy before modern infrastructure altered the creek-side settlements, preserving the locations of numerous family burial grounds like Hedger Cem and Skinner Cem.