Mineral and Fuel Resources Map of Kentucky
1:500,000-Scale Map of Kentucky (digital base map on CD-ROM)
Generalized Geologic Bedrock Conditions as Related to Solid-Waste Landfills in Kentucky [pdf format], by Martin C. Noger; digital compilation by Daniel I. Carey and Terry Hounshell. Price for hard copy is $6. Available at KGS. This map, which has general information about the conditions of geologic bedrock throughout the state, will be important to consider when selecting sites for disposal of solid waste.
Lamination of any single-sheet purchase up to 24 inches wide is now available at a cost of $1.25 per foot.
Status of topographic mapping revision program in Kentucky no charge
Index to geologic maps for Kentucky (index to 7.5-minute geologic quadrangle maps) no charge
Base map of Kentucky with Carter coordinates, 1957 (scale 1:1,000,000; approx. 1 in.=16 mi.) 75¢
Base map of Kentucky with Carter coordinates, 1960 (scale 1:500,000; approx. 1 in.=8 mi.) $1.25
Base map of Kentucky (USGS) with highways, 1973 (scale 1:500,000) $5.00
Base map of Kentucky (USGS) with highways and 200' contours, 1973 (scale 1:500,000) $5.00
Base map of Kentucky (USGS) with highways, 200' contours, and shaded relief, 1973 (scale 1:500,000) $5.00
Carter coordinate and topographic index map of Kentucky (shows relationship of 5-minute Carter coordinate rectangles to 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles; scale 1:1,000,000 or 1 in.=approx. 16 mi.) $1.25
Carter coordinate base map series of Kentucky, 1969 (1º X 2º bases for Corbin, Dyersburg, Evansville, Huntington, Jenkins, Johnson City, Louisville, Nashville, Paducah, and Winchester sheets; scale 1:250,000), each $1.25
Generalized geologic map of Kentucky, 1979 (page size) 15¢
Generalized geologic map of Kentucky, 1979 (scale 1:1,000,000) $1.25
Generalized geologic map of Kentucky, post card, 1991 15¢
Geologic map of Kentucky, with lithologic columns and cross sections, scale 1:500,000 (54" x 2') $6.00
Geologic maps of the Jackson Purchase Region, Kentucky, by W.W. Olive, 1980, USGS Map I-1217 (scale 1:250,000) $3.75
High-calcium limestone resources in Kentucky, 1996 (page size) 15¢
Lithofacies and stratigraphic nomenclature of part of the Upper Ordovician section of Kentucky, by G.W. Weir and others, 1979, USGS Map I-1155 (scale 1:250,000) $3.75
Mineral resources and mineral industries map of Kentucky, 1962 (scale 1:500,000; approx. 1 in.=8 mi.) (printed in cooperation with Ky. Dept. of Commerce) $2.50
Mineral resources and mineral industries of Kentucky, 1974 (approx. 1 in.=20 mi.) (printed in cooperation with Ky. Dept. of Commerce) 50¢
Occurrences of oil and gas in Kentucky, 1991 (page size) 15¢
Oil and gas pool map of Kentucky (1954) with Carter coordinates and structure contours on Devonian black shale (1931) (approx. 1 in.=8 mi.) (printed in cooperation with Ky. Dept. of Commerce) out of print
Physiographic diagram of Kentucky (page size) 15¢
Principal outcrop of limestone and dolomite resources in Kentucky, 1996 (page size) 15¢
Seismicity map of the State of Kentucky, 1981 (rev. and reprinted, 1987), by C.W. Stover, B.G. Reagor, and S.T. Algermissen, USGS Map MF-1144 (scale 1:1,000,000; approx. 1 in.=16 mi.) $1.50
Mapped and published by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Kentucky Geological Survey.
Scale 1:24,000 or 1 in.=2,000 ft (7.5-min. X 7.5-min.=approx. 59 sq. mi. coverage).
All 7.5-minute quadrangle topographic maps are $4.00 each, plus mailing charge as indicated on ordering page. Order by quadrangle name (see "Status of Topographic Mapping Revision Program in Kentucky," available free on request).
Additional time may be required for filling orders for more than five copies of any one quadrangle map.
This series was initiated in the early 1900s. Total coverage for Kentucky was never completed. Scale 1:62,500 or 1 in.=1 mi.=approx. 239 sq. mi. coverage.
Maps are $2.50 each.
Adolphus (1931)
Alexandria (1931)
Alton (1950)
Barthell (1934)
Bayouville (1955)
Beattyville (1892/1932)
Benton (1955)
Cave in Rock (1958)
Golconda (1958)
Hickman (1954)
Kosmosdale (1950)
Mammoth Cave (1922/1955*)
New Concord (1955)
*Shaded relief version
Other quadrangles available in large-format black and white. Please call to find out if map is available for your area.
Maps are either topographic (T) (contours are in meters) or planimetric (P). Each map covers 30' latitude by 60' longitude.
Each map is available for $7.00, plus mailing charge as indicated on ordering page. Order by quadrangle name. The following 33 maps are needed for complete State coverage (see index map on next page).
Beaver Dam (T)
Beckley (T)
Bowling Green (T)
Bristol (T)
Campbellsville (T)
Cape Girardeau (T)
Cincinnati (T)
Corbin (T)
Elizabethtown (T)
Evansville (T)
Falmouth (T)
Harrodsburg (T)
Hopkinsville (T)
Huntington (T)
Ironton (T)
Irvine (T)
Jasper (P)
Lexington (T)
Louisville (T)
Madison (T)
Madisonville (T)
Maysville (T)
Middlesboro (T)
Morehead (T)
Murray (T)
Paducah (T)
Pikeville (T)
Sikeston (P)
Tell City (T)
Tompkinsville (P)
West Frankfort (P)
Williamson (T)
Index to 30- X 60-minute quadrangle maps.
Scale 1:250,000 or 1 in.=approx. 4 mi. Contours in feet. Each map covers 1º latitude by 2º longitude.
Each map is available for $7.00, plus mailing charge as indicated on ordering page. Order by quadrangle name. The following 13 maps are needed for complete State coverage (see index map).
Bluefield
Cincinnati
Corbin
Dyersburg
Evansville
Huntington
Jenkins
Johnson City
Louisville
Nashville
Paducah
Vincinnes
Winchester
Index to 1- X 2-degree quadrangle maps.
The following 15-minute quadrangle maps are available for $3.00 each.
Ekron (SE corner: 37°45' lat., 86° long.)
Hopkinsville West (SE corner: 36°45' lat., 87°30' long.)
Shepherdsville (SE corner: 37°45' lat., 85°30" long.)
Vine Grove (SE corner: 37°45' lat., 85°45" long.)
The following county maps are available for $5.00 each.
Boone
Campbell
Jefferson
Kenton
McCracken
Published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1982, these special limited edition maps are available for $4.00 each. Scale is 1:50,000, and contour interval is 10 m. They show slope zones in 5 percent intervals (unedited), which are generated by a semiautomated photomechanical process that translates distance between adjacent contours into percentage of slope.
Boone
Campbell
Jefferson
Kenton
The following planimetric maps, scale 1:100,000, showing agency ownership, are available for $5.00 each. Each map covers 30' latitude by 60' longitude.
Hazard (NE corner: 37°30' lat., 83°00' long.)
Middlesboro (Ky.-Tenn.-Va.) (NE corner: 37°00' lat., 83°00' long.)
Hazard (NE corner: 37°00' lat., 83°00' long.)
Middlesboro (Ky.-Tenn.-Va.) (NE corner: 37°30' lat., 83°00' long.)
197276 Landsat 4 and 5 imagery, band 7, scale 1:1,000,000, composite map is available for $3.00.
Published by the U.S. Geological Survey as a result of the cooperative Kentucky Geological Survey-U.S. Geological Survey geologic mapping program, which was completed in 1978. Each map covers approximately 59 sq. mi. Locations of individual quadrangles are shown on "Index to Geologic Maps for Kentucky," available free on request.
All geologic quadrangle maps are $7.00 each, plus mailing charge as indicated on ordering page. Order by quadrangle name only.
Prepared as part of the Kentucky Geological Survey-U.S. Geological Survey cooperative program, and published by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of their Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations series. These maps are prepared for areas where the bedrock is extensively covered by alluvium. Topography of the buried bedrock surface is shown by contour lines based on available subsurface data; the locations of ancient stream courses are also indicated. Bedrock topography maps are printed on semitransparent paper suitable as an overlay for the geologic quadrangle maps. Location and availability of quadrangles are shown on "Index to Geologic Maps for Kentucky," available free on request.
All bedrock topography maps are $2.00 each, plus mailing charge as indicated on ordering page.
Beech Grove (Webster, Hopkins, and McLean Cos.), by R.L. Norris, 1975, Map I-887
Calhoun (McLean and Hopkins Cos.), by A.E. Smith, 1975, Map I-906
Curdsville (Daviess, McLean, and Henderson Cos.), by R.L. Norris, 1973, Map I-765
Delaware (Henderson, McLean, and Daviess Cos.), by R.L. Norris, 1973, Map I-825
Evansville South (Henderson Co.), by A.E. Smith and T.E. Ball, 1973
Glenville (McLean and Daviess Cos.), by A.E. Smith, 1973, Map I-760
Grove Center and Shawneetown (Union Co.), by A.E. Smith, 1976, Map I-954
Henderson (Henderson Co.), by T.E. Ball, 1973, Map I-812
Livermore (McLean and Muhlenberg Cos.), by A.E. Smith and R.E. Sergeant, 1978, Map I-1085.
Newburgh and Yankeetown (Henderson and Daviess Cos.), by R.L. Norris, 1973, Map I-803
Owensboro West (Daviess Co.), by G.L. Carpenter, Jr., 1971, Map I-633
Panther (Daviess Co.), by A.E. Smith, 1971, Map I-598
Reed (Henderson and Daviess Cos.), by R.L. Norris, 1973, Map I-802
Sacramento (McLean, Hopkins, and Muhlenberg Cos.), by A.E. Smith, 1977, Map I-1036
Smith Mills (Henderson and Union Cos.), by R.L. Norris, 1975, Map I-889
Spottsville (Henderson Co.), by R.L. Norris, 1973, Map I-814
Sutherland (Daviess Co.), by A.E. Smith, 1969, Map I-596
Uniontown and Wabash Island (Henderson and Union Cos.), by A.E. Smith and R.L. Norris, 1976, Map I-938
West Franklin, Caborn, and Mount Vernon (Henderson and Union Cos.), by R.L. Norris, 1974, Map I-864
Wilson (Henderson Co.), by A.E. Smith and T.E. Ball, 1974, Map I-859
Estimated maximum regional seismic intensities associated with an ensemble of great earthquakes that might occur along the New Madrid Seismic Zone, east-central United States, by S.T. Algermissen and M.G. Hopper, 1984, USGS Map MF-1712 $1.75
The Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577, September 3, 1964) and related acts require the U.S. Geological Survey to survey certain areas on Federal lands to determine their mineral-resource potential.
Geologic map of the Beaver Creek Wilderness, McCreary County, Kentucky, by K.J. Englund and N.K. Teaford, 1981, USGS Map MF-1348-A (scale 1:50,000) $1.75
Geochemical survey of the Beaver Creek Wilderness, McCreary County, Kentucky, by A.E. Grosz and D.F. Siems, 1982, USGS Map MF-1348-B (scale 1:50,000) $1.75
Mineral resource potential maps of the Beaver Creek Wilderness, McCreary County, Kentucky, by K.J. Englund, P.L. Johnson, R.W. Hammack, and R.B. Ross, Jr., 1983, USGS Map MF-1348-D $1.75
Geochemical survey of the Troublesome Roadless Area, McCreary County, Kentucky, by A.E. Grosz and D.F. Siems, 1987, USGS Map MF-1341-B (scale 1:50,000) $1.75
Mineral resource potential map of the Troublesome Roadless Area, McCreary County, Kentucky, by W.R. Sigleo and others, USGS Map MF-1341-C (scale 1:50,000) $1.75
Bouguer gravity map of Kentucky: Western sheet, by G.R. Keller and others, 1978 (scale 1:250,000) $3.75
Residual total intensity aeromagnetic map of Kentucky: Central sheet, by R.W. Johnson, Jr., and others, 1980 (scale 1:250,000) $3.75
Residual total intensity aeromagnetic map of Kentucky: Eastern sheet, by R.W. Johnson, Jr., and others, 1980 (scale 1:250,000) $3.75
Residual total intensity aeromagnetic map of Kentucky: Western sheet, by R.W. Johnson, Jr., and others, 1978 (scale 1:250,000) $3.75
Simple Bouguer gravity map of Kentucky, by J.S. Watkins, 1963, USGS Map GP-421 $3.00
Structural geology, Bouguer gravity, and aeromagnetic intensity for a portion of central Kentucky, northeast sheet (includes portions of Bourbon, Fayette, and Clark Counties), by D.F.B. Black and others, 1977 (scale 1:48,000) $2.50
Structural geology, Bouguer gravity, and aeromagnetic intensity for a portion of central Kentucky, northwest sheet (includes portions of Franklin, Shelby, Anderson, and Woodford Counties), by D.F.B. Black and others, 1977 (scale 1:48,000) $2.50
Structural geology, Bouguer gravity, and aeromagnetic intensity for a portion of central Kentucky, southeast sheet (includes portions of Madison, Garrard, Estill, and Jessamine Counties), by D.F.B. Black and others, 1977 (scale 1:48,000) $2.50
Structural geology, Bouguer gravity, and aeromagnetic intensity for a portion of central Kentucky, southwest sheet (includes portions of Washington, Mercer, Marion, Boyle, and Lincoln Counties), by D.F.B. Black and others, 1977 (scale 1:48,000) $2.50
Contour map of the base of the Pennsylvanian System, eastern Kentucky, by T.D. Coskren and C.L. Rice, 1979, USGS Map MF-1100 (photocopy only) $5.00
Structure and isopach map of the New Albany-Chattanooga-Ohio Shale (Devonian and Mississippian) in Kentucky: Central sheet, by P.E. Potter, 1978 (scale 1:250,000) out of print
Structure and isopach map of the New Albany-Chattanooga-Ohio Shale (Devonian and Mississippian) in Kentucky: Eastern sheet, by L.P. Fulton, 1979 (scale 1:250,000) $3.75
Structure and isopach map of the New Albany-Chattanooga-Ohio Shale (Devonian and Mississippian) in Kentucky: Western sheet, by H.R. Schwalb and P.E. Potter, 1978 (scale 1:250,000) $3.75
The maps in this series were constructed as part of a study to characterize the eastern black shales.
Isopach map of highly radioactive black shale in the Three Lick Bed and Huron Shale Member (units 2, 3, 4, and 5) in Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1981, METC/EGSP series no. 505 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Devonian black-shale sequence (New Albany-Chattanooga-Ohio Shale) in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 515 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Rhinestreet Shale (unit 7) in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 516 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Upper Olentangy Shale (unit 6) in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 517 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Lower Huron Shale (unit 5) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 518 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Middle Huron Shale Member (unit 4) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 519 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Upper Huron Shale Member (unit 3) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 520 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Three Lick Bed (unit 2) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 521 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Cleveland Shale Member (unit 1) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 522 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure contour map on the base of the Devonian black-shale sequence (New Albany-Chattanooga-Ohio Shale) in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 507 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure contour map on the base of the West Falls Formation (Rhinestreet Shale, unit 7) in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 508 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure contour map on the base of the Java Formation/Olentangy Shale (unit 6) in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 509 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure contour map on the base of the Lower Huron Shale Member (unit 5) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 510 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure contour map on the base of the Middle Huron Shale Member (unit 4) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 511 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure contour map on the base of the Upper Huron Shale Member (unit 3) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 512 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure contour map on the base of the Three Lick Bed (unit 2) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 513 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure contour map on the base of the Cleveland Shale Member (unit 1) of the Ohio Shale in eastern Kentucky, by S.B. Dillman and F.R. Ettensohn, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 514 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Map showing structure on top of the Maquoketa Group (Ordovician), by J.L. Bassett and N.R. Hasenmueller, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 812 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Blocher Member of the New Albany Shale, western Kentucky, by Howard Schwalb and Ronald Norris, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 902 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Sweetland Creek Member of the New Albany Shale, western Kentucky, by Howard Schwalb and Ronald Norris, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 903 (Scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Isopach map of the Grassy Creek Member of the New Albany Shale, western Kentucky, by Howard Schwalb and Ronald Norris, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 905 $2.50
Occurrence of natural gas in the New Albany Shale, western Kentucky, by Howard Schwalb and Ronald Norris, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 906 $2.50
Structure map on the base of the New Albany Shale, western Kentucky, by Howard Schwalb and Ronald Norris, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 907 (scale 1:370,000) $2.50
Structure of the New Albany-Chattanooga-Ohio Shale (Devonian and Mississippian) in Kentucky, by P.E. Potter and others, 1982 (scale 1:1,000,000) $1.25
Blue-line copies of the following 1:250,000-scale maps are available for $4.00 each. Each sheet covers an area 1 degree by 2 degrees; maps are accompanied by a brief explanatory text.
Corbin
Dyersburg
Evansville
Huntington
Jenkins
Johnson City
Louisville
Nashville
Paducah
Winchester
Floods on Levisa Fork in vicinity of Paintsville, Kentucky, by C.H. Hannum, 1969, USGS Hydrologic Atlas HA-328 $3.75
Floods on Licking River in vicinity of Salyersville, Kentucky, by C.H. Hannum, 1969, USGS Hydrologic Atlas HA-329 $3.75
Floods on Triplett Creek in vicinity of Morehead, Kentucky, by C.H. Hannum, 1969, USGS Hydrologic Atlas HA-342 $4.00
Flood-prone-area maps are available for many parts of Kentucky. They consist of 7.5-minute topographic bases on which areas that may be subject to flooding have been outlined. Inquire about the availability of individual maps. Each map is available at a cost of $1.50, plus mailing charge as indicated on ordering page.
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) may be ordered from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Flood Map Distribution Center, P.O. Box 1038, Jessup, MD 20794, or phone 1-800-358-9616.
Earthquake hazards map showing areas of relative potential for shaking and for liquefaction in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, published by Central United States Earthquake Consortium, 1995, scale 1:2,000,000 $2.50
Electric transmission in Kentucky, published by Kentucky Department of Commerce, 1976 (scale 1 in.=approx. 20 mi.) (photocopy only) $1.00
Gas transmission in Kentucky, published by Kentucky Department of Commerce, 1978 (scale 1 in.=approx. 20 mi.) (photocopy only) $1.00
General county highway maps, prepared by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, scale 1:62,500, 1991 (scale 1"=1 mile) (photocopy only) $5.00
Generalized geologic bedrock conditions as related to solid waste landfills in Kentucky, by M.C. Noger, 1991 (scale 1:500,000) $6.00
Groundwater sensitivity regions of Kentucky, by Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, Division of Water, Groundwater Branch, 1994, scale 1:500,000 $7.00
Lexington-Bluegrass area city map, by Rand McNally $2.95
Map showing foundation and excavation conditions in the Burtonville Quadrangle (7.5-min.; parts of Fleming and Lewis Cos.), by Ernest Dobrovolny and R.H. Morris, 1965, USGS Map I-460 $3.50
Types of damage that could result from a great earthquake in the New Madrid, Missouri, seismic zone, by M.G. Hopper and S.T. Algermissen, 1984 $1.50
These 7.5-minute quadrangle maps depict generalized slope-stability conditions as they exist at the time of field checking (19771979). Mapped units depict the dominant stability conditions within delineated areas. These are preliminary maps and are suited for general planning purposes only. Because of the generally poor quality of the original reproducible materials, some of the linework (especially the base) on copies is indistinct and may be difficult to read. Landslide maps are available for most of southeastern and south-central Kentucky. Each map is available at a cost of $4.00, plus mailing charge as indicated on ordering page. Please contact the Publications Sales Office concerning the availability of specific quadrangles.
Correlation of United Fuel Gas Co. deep well in Bell County, Kentucky, to measured surface section from Cumberland Gap area, by K.J. Englund and others, 1961 25¢
Eastwest cross sections, north and south of Rough Creek Fault System, by Howard Schwalb and Ronald Norris, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 900 $2.50
Northsouth cross section, west side of [Rough Creek Fault System] area, by Howard Schwalb and Ronald Norris, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 901 $2.50
Northsouth cross section, east side of [Rough Creek Fault System] area, by Howard Schwalb and Ronald Norris, 1980, METC/EGSP series no. 904 $2.50
Phanerozoic cross section along 88 degrees longitude, by W.H. Anderson, 1985 (photocopy only; printined in cooperation with the Kentucky River Authority) $5.50
Westeast (Ozark Dome, Missouri, to Rough Creek Graben, western Kentucky), by M.L. Sargent, J.D. Treworgy, and S.T. Whitaker, 1 sheet (photocopy only) $2.00
Northwestsoutheast (Sparta Shelf, southern Illinois, to Rough Creek Graben, western Kentucky), by S.T. Whitaker, J.D. Treworgy, and M.L. Sargent, 1 sheet (photocopy only) $2.00
Southwestnortheast (Southeastern flank of the Ozark Dome, Missouri, to southern Illinois), by J.D. Treworgy, S.T. Whitaker, and M.L. Sargent, 1 sheet (photocopy only) $2.00
6 oclock (Wayne County, Illinois, to Gibson County, Tennessee), by S.T. Whitaker, J.D. Treworgy, and M.C. Noger, 1 sheet (photocopy only) $4.00