Polly's Bend area, Garrard County Treasure

[jeff of pa]

The Cincinnati Enquirer​

15 Apr 1896, Wed · Page 9

Too Far North to Be the Paint Lick Treasure

 

[dentron]

My farm that I live on, is adjacent to Pollys Ben! my farm that I live on is adjacent to Pollys been I live in Garrard county! The road is not that long, but not that short and it has a state old walking trail on it!!The road is not that long, but not that short and it has a state old walking trail on it I wish I had maps from back in those days

 

[jeff of pa]

beer's map 1879 Help ?

https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/11892/

 

[dentron]

beer's map 1879 Help ?

https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/11892/

I wonder how u use them back then dirt roads and Log cabins like mine where u live we need to go on a hunt! If map shows ky river we can relate to it on the maps

 

[jeff of pa]

? Map is of Garrard & Lincoln County

If you are on a PC click the Arrows top right on the linked map

the map will appear & You can Scroll in & Out using your Mouse Wheel.
Open a second Window & Compare Google Map of the area Your Interested in.
Most likely Beers produced maps like this For all Kentucky.

Some roads May have Disappeared, or appeared after 1879
And the same for farms Etc. But His Maps are Surprisingly Accurate on the Roads that were there Then. Spelling of Names however Apparently the People on the ground Spelled some names Phonetically & By Neighbors Thinking they were spelled at the time with limited education. But the Maps can be Very Helpful for finding roads etc.

I am not from Kentucky I am From N.E. Pennsylvania
So Following maps from there would be Very Difficult for me.

good luck