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2016 Map of Wilmore

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Kentucky River carves a dramatic serpentine path through this section of the Bluegrass region, defining the complex borders of Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford, and Garrard Counties. The town of Wilmore serves as a prominent institutional hub, anchored by the campus of Asbury Coll and the Asbury Theological Seminary. The landscape is marked by the sharp relief of the Jessamine Gorge and several major river bends, including Bowmans Bend and Pollys Bend, where the deep water has historically necessitated major engineering feats.

Transportation history is visible in the various river crossings such as the famous High Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge. Smaller settlements and landings, like Mundys Lndg and Burgin, dot the periphery, while local history is preserved in family and community sites like Hill Cem and Rhorer Cem. To the south, the expansion of Herrington Lake near Dix Dam Rd shows the influence of early 20th-century water management on the local geography.