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1951 Map of Tiptop

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Tiptop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Tiptop and the surrounding coal country of Breathitt, Magoffin, and Knott Counties are defined here by a dense network of hollows and ridges during the mid-20th century. The landscape is heavily marked by the region's primary industries, with numerous Strip Mines and scattered Oil Wells following the terrain's contours. The Chesapeake and Ohio railway threads through the valleys, providing the essential connection for small mining settlements like Evanston and Duco.

Genealogists will find significant local detail in the family-named landmarks that anchor these communities. Cemeteries such as the John Bailey Cem, Benton Mann Cem, and Betts Mann Cem sit near established schoolhouses including Big Caney Sch and the Spring Fork Sch. This survey captures the rural infrastructure of the Cumberland Plateau before the widespread consolidation of many of its remote mountain schools and mining camps.