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2012 Map of Thompsonville

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Thompsonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Thompsonville serves as the primary hub in this eastern Franklin County landscape, where the local topography is defined by the winding course of Ewing Cr and its various tributaries. The area is marked by a high density of small family and community burial grounds, such as Isaacs Cem, Smothers Cem, and Swofford Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research. These sites are interspersed among several named settlements including Parrish, Logan, and Smothersville.

Water management and natural drainage play a critical role here, evidenced by the West Frankfort Reservoir and West Frankfort City Lake situated south of the main village. Further north, the Middle Fork Big Muddy River cuts across the corner of the map near Groat. The road network, including the Akin Blacktop and Illinois Ave, connects these rural hamlets, while numerous creeks like Tilley Cr and Little Bessie Cr dictate the placement of farms and homesteads across the countryside.