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1954 Map of Vicco

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Vicco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Vicco and the surrounding coal-country settlements along the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks define this 1950s landscape, later updated to reflect the rising waters of Carr Fork Lake. The geography is a dense network of hollows and ridges where the boundaries of Knott, Perry, and Letcher counties converge. Life in these valleys centered on a cluster of small communities and company towns such as Anco, Wiscoal, and Sassafras.

Educational and social infrastructure is extensively documented, including family-named sites like Cornett Hill Cemetery and the Open Door Childrens Home. Numerous local schools, from the Dixie School to the Bluefield School, are scattered along the branches of the Kentucky River and Carr Fork. The transition from the original mid-century survey to the 1978 photorevision illustrates the significant impact of reservoir construction on the historic settlements of the Left Fork.