2019 Map of Rugby

About this map

Rugby, a historic Victorian colony, sits at the boundary of Morgan, Fentress, and Scott counties, surrounded by the deep drainages of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The landscape is defined by the sharp meanders of the Clear Fork river and White Oak Creek, which have carved distinctive terrain features like Horseshoe Bend and Little Bend. Numerous family-named cemeteries, including Nydeck Cem and Griffith Cem, are scattered across the ridges, providing a rich record of the area's ancestral settlements such as Brewstertown and Burrville. To the south, the rail corridor near Sunbright features the Sixteen Tunnel, illustrating the engineered path required to navigate the Cumberland Plateau's geography. This survey documents the intersection of preservation and rural life, from the protected riverside lands to the active small communities of Huffman and Glenmary.