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2011 Map of Soldier

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Soldier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

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Soldier, Hayward, and Haldeman cluster along the southern rail corridor of this eastern Kentucky landscape, where the Triplet Tunnel pierces the terrain. The map reveals a dense network of family and community history, evidenced by the high concentration of small burial grounds like Rayburn Community Cemetery, Hankins Cemetery, and Shumate Cemetery One that dot the hollows.

Remote settlements such as Fitch and Emerson are connected by winding roads like Golden Ridge Rd and Parker Hollow Rd, tracing the complex drainage patterns of Flat Fork and Old Trace Creek. The presence of topographic markers such as the Easterline Shelter and Henderson Shelter suggests a landscape utilized for both practical transit and natural shelter. This 2011 survey documents a region where the names on the land—from Wiles Stevens Hollow to Littleton Hollow—directly reflect the generations of families who established these rural communities.