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2010 Map of Wesleyville

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Wesleyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Wesleyville and the winding waters of Buffalo Creek anchor this documentation of Carter County's rural landscape. The settlement patterns follow the intricate stream network, with homes and small communities like Poplar, Eby, and Smiths Creek situated along the narrow valley floors. The naming of the landscape reveals a deep local history, with numerous family-named hollows and branches such as Bruce Hollow, Lambert Hollow, and Polly Moore Branch providing clues for genealogists and local historians.

Transport through this part of Kentucky is defined by the geography, as seen at the Deep Cut where infrastructure meets the rising terrain near Staffords Hill. The map is particularly valuable for those tracing family lineages, as it meticulously identifies several small burial grounds, including the Stone Cemetery, Sexton Cemetery, and Kiser Cemetery, often located on ridges or near the headwaters of creeks like McGlone Fork.