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2013 Map of Prestonsburg

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Prestonsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Levisa Fork winds through the heart of this Appalachian landscape, serving as the central corridor for the settlements of Prestonsburg and West Prestonsburg. The terrain is deeply incised by a dense network of branches and hollows, including Stumbo Hollow and Travis Hollow, which dictate the placement of local roads and residential clusters like the Stumbo Subdivision. Small family and community cemeteries are scattered throughout the hills, such as Governors Cem near Auxier and Davidson Cem south of the main town center, providing critical touchpoints for genealogical research in Floyd County.

Industrial and transport infrastructure is represented by the Paintsville-Prestonsburg-Combs Field Airport in the northeast and numerous rural communities like Dotson and Bonanza that line the winding valleys. The mapping of Middle Cr Levisa Fork and its many tributaries, including Sally Stout Br and Bob Fitzpatrick Br, illustrates the complex drainage patterns that have historically shaped land use and property boundaries in this coal-country region.