Bellefonte topographic map
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Bellefonte topographic map, elevation, terrain
Bellefonte
The city is located on a one-mile wide belt of relatively flat land that is approximately 100 feet higher in elevation than the nearby Ohio River valley. The unusual topography which is easily noticeable on topographical maps and aerial satellite imagery was created by the ancient Teays River. Larger than the Ohio River, the Teays cut a mile wide valley through the area before being filled with glacial silt during the ice age. This belt of flat land extends from Catlettsburg where it leaves the Ohio River north to near Wurtland and includes parts of Ashland, Westwood, Bellefonte, Russell and Flatwoods. The Ohio River came after the ice age in its current path which created another valley just northeast of Bellefonte. This entire belt of flat land was once known as The Flatwoods beginning in the mid-19th century. The name was retained when it was applied to the nearby city of Flatwoods, just northwest of Bellefonte.
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Name: Bellefonte topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Bellefonte, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States (38.48856 -82.69979 38.50399 -82.67844)
Average elevation: 617 ft
Minimum elevation: 509 ft
Maximum elevation: 807 ft
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Flatwoods
United States > Kentucky > Greenup County
The area now known as Flatwoods was originally named "Advance": Advance Methodist Church formed a Sunday school beginning in 1860. The name was later changed to "Cheap", after John Cheap, a blind clergyman. The original farming community returned to the name of "Advance" when a post office was established in…
Average elevation: 636 ft
