1892 Map of Prestonsburg

About this map

Paintsville and Prestonsburg serve as the primary hubs in this late-nineteenth-century survey of the Big Sandy River valley. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of narrow hollows and ridges, where life centered on the forks of Paint Creek, John Creek, and Jenny Creek. The arrival of the Chattaroi Railway in the northeast corner near Richardson and Peach Orchard Creek signals the early industrial development of the coal and timber regions in Lawrence and Martin counties.