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1953 Map of Webbville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Webbville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Webbville stands at a junction of hill-country roads in this 1950s study of the Kentucky borderlands where Lawrence, Carter, and Boyd counties meet. The landscape is defined by the winding Little Sandy River and a dense network of hollows, including Hickory Log Hol and Booth Hol. Educational and religious life in these remote drainages is well-documented through numerous small schoolhouses like the Old Kentucky Home Sch, Slick Rock Sch, and Pollys Chapel Sch, reflecting a time when mountain communities were centered around local rural districts.

Evidence of early industrial activity appears near Brammer Gap, where a Strip Mine and an Oil Well are recorded among the ridges. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of family burial grounds such as Ratcliff Cem and Taylor Cem, alongside established landmarks like Hinton Knob and Cherokee Gap. The intricate topography of Caney Fork and Dry Fork illustrates the traditional settlement patterns along the narrow creek bottoms of the Cumberland Plateau.