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2016 Map of Williamsburg

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Williamsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Williamsburg serves as the focal point of this survey, where the Cumberland River loops north around the Univ of the Cumberlands campus and Highland Park. The terrain to the south and west transitions into the protected slopes of the Daniel Boone National Forest, a landscape marked by numerous hollows and ridges named for early families and local landmarks. Features like Sugar Betty Hollow, Bon Jellico Mtn, and Sukey Siler Hollow reflect the traditional nomenclature of the Whitley County hills.

Industrial and community histories are visible in the placement of small settlements along the rail and road corridors, including Mountain Ash, Savoy, and Pleasant View. Genealogists will find value in the distribution of local burial grounds, from the Hurricane Hollow County Cem near Balltown to the Stanfill-Oaklawn Cem further south. The map documents the convergence of the Clear Fork and Jellico Creek systems, which defined the movement and settlement patterns of this river-valley region.