2022 Map of Shady Nook

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The Licking River winds through the northern portion of this landscape, marking the border between Harrison and Robertson counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of ridges and hollows, where small settlements like Oddville and Morning Glory developed along high-ground routes like the Oddville Pike and Morning Glory Rd. This map reveals a community structured around its spiritual and ancestral sites, featuring numerous family and church burial grounds such as the Rankin Cem and the Old Salem Cem. The area’s geography is heavily influenced by the drainage of Indian Cr and Brushy Fork, which dictated the placement of early homesteads and secondary roads. Local history researchers can trace the connectivity between established houses of worship, including the Republican Church and Mount Pleasant Church, and the winding pikes that linked these rural Kentucky hamlets.