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1985 Map of Tompkinsville

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Tompkinsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Tompkinsville serves as a central hub in this mid-1980s landscape, which spans the border between south-central Kentucky and northern Tennessee. The region is defined by the winding course of the Cumberland River, which feeds into the expansive Dale Hollow Lake and Lake Cumberland. A distinct network of ridges, such as Harvey Ridge and Tooley Ridge, dictates the placement of smaller settlements like Summer Shade, Flippin, and Emberton.

Cultural and natural preservation is evident at Old Mulkey Meeting House State Park and Dale Hollow Lake State Park. The map also documents the industrial presence of the era with an Oil Field located near the river's bend. Infrastructure like the Cumberland Parkway provides modern transit through a terrain otherwise shaped by countless small waterways, including Skaggs Creek and Marrowbone Creek.