Kentucky

Maps
View and print map of Federal Lands and Indian Reservation in Kentucky from National Atlas.

USDA Forest Service
The Daniel Boone National Forest is located along the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky. The forest encompasses over 706,000 acres of mostly rugged terrain. The land is characterized by steep forested ridges dissected by narrow ravines and over 3,400 miles of sandstone cliffs.

Tribes
Southern Cherokee Nation of Kentucky
Principal Chief Michael "Man Fox" Buley
7919 Pleasant Hill Road
Henderson, KY 42420

Early Tribes¹

Cherokee. The Cherokee claimed some land in southeastern Kentucky and traces of culture of Cherokee type are said to be found in archeological remains along the upper course of the Cumberland, but no permanent Cherokee settlement is known to have existed in historic times within this State.

Chickasaw. The westernmost end of Kentucky was claimed by the Chickasaw, and at a very early period they had a settlement on the lower course of Tennessee River, either in Kentucky or Tennessee.

Mosopelea. This tribe may have lived within the boundaries of Kentucky for a brief time, perhaps at the mouth of the Cumberland River, when they were on their way from Ohio to the lower Mississippi.

Shawnee. The Shawnee had more to do with Kentucky in early times than any other tribe, but maintained few villages in   the State for a long period. Their more permanent settlements were farther south about NAsheville. At one Shawnee town, located for a short time near Lexington, Ky., the noted Shawnee chief, Blackhoof, was born. The tribe crossed and recrossed the State several times in its history and used it still more frequently as a hunting ground.

Yuchi. According to some early maps, the Yuchi had a town in this State on a river which appears to be identical with Green River