I was asking about the book and wondering if any copies are still being sold? I am especially interested in the cemeteries that were in Long Bottom.. I am a descendant of the Longs who lived there and they are also married into the McFarland families. Ann Holder Holmes states she lived in Horseshoe Bottom. Did Long Bottom run from the present dam up to the first S curve on the Cumberland River? Where was Horseshoe bottom? Looking at an old map, it look like the Piney Wood community was not too far from the Cumberland River. Is that correct? I was born in KY but have lived in SC for over 50 years so it is difficult at times to get things correct. Thanks for your help. Allen E. Long

Allen, I'm sure others are more familiar with the geography of Russell County than I, but the following comes from the "Russell County, Kentucky: History & Families: ³Long Bottom was in the southern part of Russell County and followed along the flat land of the Cumberland River. It was an enclosed area with the river on one side and a very steep hill on the other side. Highway 127 from the Lake Cumberland State Park entrance to the [Wolf Creek] Dam is on top of this hill which now overlooks the lake. This is where Long Bottom Community was located.² page 37. I might add that some of the older maps indicate that Long Bottom ran some considerable distance from the Dam @ Kendall up the river past Indian Creek, Rowena and past Otter and Beaver creeks to the Cumberland State Park area of the old river bottom. As for Horseshoe Bottom¹s location, the following I quote from the same source, page 59. ³Horseshoe Bottom started at the present site of Jamestown Marina. There was a big store at Dunbar¹s Landing. James Dunbar ran the ferry that would take you across the river to the bottom. Roads out took you to the Horseshoe Hill and Bug Woods. It was 16 miles from here to Monticello, Kentucky.....When you sit in the dining room of Lure Lodge and look out at the beautiful view (over the lake) you are looking over an early spot in Russell County¹s history.² If you continue up (East) the old river channel from Long Bottom, Horseshoe Bottom is the next bottom area starting around where Graham¹s Ferry was located past Belk¹s Island, Greasy and Lily creeks until you reach Harriford Bottom near what was called Green Island. Maybe some of this will help. Denny Lester, g.grandson of James Milton Lester and Mary Boyd who lived in Swan Pond Bottom. On 12/15/04 9:45 AM, "Allen Long" <aljblong@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > I was asking about the book and wondering if any copies are still being > sold? > I am especially interested in the cemeteries that were in Long Bottom.. > I am a descendant of the Longs who lived there and they are also married > into the McFarland families. > > Ann Holder Holmes states she lived in Horseshoe Bottom. Did Long Bottom > run from the present dam up to the first S curve on the Cumberland > River? Where was Horseshoe bottom? > > Looking at an old map, it look like the Piney Wood community was not too > far from the Cumberland River. Is that correct? I was born in KY but > have lived in SC for over 50 years so it is difficult at times to get > things correct. > > Thanks for your help. > > Allen E. Long > > > ==== KYRUSSEL Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from KYRUSSEL-L, send mail to KYRUSSEL-L-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >