1892 Map of Prestonsburg

About this map

Paintsville and Prestonburg anchor this late 19th-century survey of the Eastern Kentucky coalfield region, a landscape defined by the deep dissection of the Cumberland Plateau. The Big Sandy River Levisa Fork winds through the heart of the territory, serving as the primary drainage for a dense network of steep hollows and named forks. Transport in this era was dominated by the river and the Chattaroi Railway, which reaches into the northern reaches near Peach Orchard and Richardson.