1940s Maps of Kentucky

1. 1940 Map of Hiatt

   

   1940 Hiatt

   1940 Print · USGS

   The Tennessee River valley is shown just before the landscape was transformed by damming. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Faughn Cem, Inmans Store, and riverfront sites at Ironton Landing.

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4. 1940 Map of Paducah, 1958 Print

   

   1940 Paducah

   1958 Print · USGS

   Across the river from Illinois at the start of the 1940s, this area captures Paducah and Metropolis at a peak of rail and river activity. Researchers can trace the Illinois Central RR lines, locate family markers at Veyer Cemetery, and find rural landmarks like Klondike Sch and Palestine Ch.

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7. 1941 Map of Ekron

   

   1941 Ekron

   1941 Print · USGS

   Northern Kentucky and the Ohio River shoreline are captured here in the early 1940s, showing the rural communities of Meade and Hardin Counties. Genealogists can trace family locations near Ekron, Shumate School, and the historic Sherman Landing.

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10. 1942 Map of New Concord

    

    1942 New Concord

    1942 Print · USGS

    Calloway County is captured here in the early 1940s, showing a landscape of ridge-top farms and winding creek bottoms before major modern development. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous small burial grounds like Outland Cem and country landmarks such as Sulphur Sprs Ch or Pottertown.

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13. 1942 Map of Gallatin

    

    1942 Gallatin

    1942 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee-Kentucky borderlands were a crossroads of river and rail during the early war years. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through dozens of named settlements like Bethpage, Prices Mill, and Mitchellville, or locate historic river crossings such as Kirkpatricks Ferry.

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16. 1942 Map of Hico

    

    1942 Hico

    1942 Print · USGS

    Calloway and Marshall counties are shown here just before the war, capturing a rural landscape of ridge-top farms and creek-bottom timber. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Tatums Store, Shiloh Ch, and numerous burial sites including Curd Cem.

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19. 1942 Map of Smithland, 1957 Print

    

    1942 Smithland

    1957 Print · USGS

    Western Kentucky's river-driven economy is on full display during the early 1940s as the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers converge. Researchers can trace historic river crossings like Haddox Ferry and find family landmarks at Kincaid Mounds or the Klondike Mine.

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22. 1943 Map of Vine Grove

    

    1943 Vine Grove

    1943 Print · USGS

    Hardin and Meade Counties appear here during a period of massive mid-century growth at Fort Knox. Genealogists can trace family homesteads near landmarks like Stovall Chapel, Red Hill, and the many rural schools including Hays Sch and Deckard Sch.

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25. 1943 Map of Florence

    

    1943 Florence

    1943 Print · USGS

    Switzerland County's rugged riverfront is captured here in the early 1940s, showing the steep ridges and hollows overlooking the Ohio River. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Bark Works Cem, the Warsaw Ferry crossing, and local schools such as Phillips Sch and West Union Sch.

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28. 1943 Map of Aberdeen

    

    1943 Aberdeen

    1943 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Indiana's river hills are captured here just before mid-century, showing a landscape of ridge-top farms and creek-side settlements. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Gillespie Cem, Bascom Corner, and several schools including Fisher Sch.

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31. 1943 Map of Aurora

    

    1943 Aurora

    1943 Print · USGS

    Dearborn County as it appeared in the early 1940s shows a landscape where river commerce and rail lines defined the growth of Aurora. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural schoolhouses like Worley Sch, country churches such as Mt Tabor Ch, and the original Baltimore and Ohio rail route.

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34. 1943 Map of Vevay North

    

    1943 Vevay North

    1943 Print · USGS

    Southeast Indiana during the early years of the war shows a landscape of ridge-top farms and river valley settlements. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous rural landmarks like Mt Sterling, Stow Cem, and Jacksonville Sch.

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37. 1943 Map of Rising Sun

    

    1943 Rising Sun

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Ohio River valley in the early 1940s was a landscape defined by riverside settlements and the steady work of river navigation. Genealogists can trace family histories through local landmarks like German Cem, North Landing, and the Laughery Club.

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40. 1943 Map of Hooven

    

    1943 Hooven

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Indiana-Ohio borderlands come into focus in the early 1940s, showing a landscape defined by the Whitewater R and the New York Central rail line. Researchers can locate early family sites near Sugar Ridge Cem, the Full Gospel Mission, and the State Line Monument.

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43. 1943 Map of Brooksburg

    

    1943 Brooksburg

    1943 Print · USGS

    Jefferson and Switzerland counties meet along the Ohio River in this early 1940s survey of the Indiana-Kentucky border. Trace the river-based economy and rural transit of the era through the Carrollton Ferry and family landmarks like Mc Kay Cem and McKay Sch.

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46. 1943 Map of Lawrenceburg

    

    1943 Lawrenceburg

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio tri-state border comes alive in this wartime-era survey of the Ohio River valley. Researchers can trace the rail-side growth of Lawrenceburg and Greendale or locate family plots in the Greendale Cem.

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49. 1943 Map of Patriot

    

    1943 Patriot

    1943 Print · USGS

    The river town of Patriot and the winding Indiana shoreline appear here as they were in the early 1940s. Genealogists can trace family names through several rural landmarks, including Mc Nutt Cem, Wigal Cem, and Concord Ch.

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52. 1943 Map of Vevay South

    

    1943 Vevay South

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Indiana side of the Ohio River is captured in the early 1940s, showing the riverside town of Vevay and its surrounding hills. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Potato Bug Hill, the Bridge Sch, and the County Infirmary.

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55. 1944 Map of Clarksville, 1946 Print

    

    1944 Clarksville

    1946 Print · USGS

    The Kentucky-Tennessee border during the mid-forties shows a landscape transformed by the massive expansion of Camp Campbell. Researchers can trace the early layout of the base and its Small Arms Ranges alongside historic sites like Dunbar Cave and the Sunnyside Church.

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58. 1946 Map of Rock Haven

    

    1946 Rock Haven

    1946 Print · USGS

    Meade County, Kentucky, is shown here in the immediate post-war era, where the Ohio River valley meets the expanding military footprint of the time. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Garnettsville, locate Doe Run Mill, and find family landmarks like Buck Grove Ch or Rockridge Sch.

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61. 1946 Map of Pitts Point

    

    1946 Pitts Point

    1946 Print · USGS

    In the mid-1940s, this area of Bullitt and Hardin County was transforming into a vital military landscape. Genealogists can locate numerous community landmarks like Hays School, Stowers Branch Cem, and the river junction at Pitts Point.

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64. 1946 Map of Leavenworth

    

    1946 Leavenworth

    1946 Print · USGS

    The Indiana-Kentucky borderlands come into focus in the mid-1940s as the river economy of the Ohio Valley transitions toward modern infrastructure. Trace family homesteads and local history through rural anchors like Blue River Chapel, Sunshine Sch, and the riverside community of Leavenworth.

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67. 1946 Map of Fort Knox

    

    1946 Fort Knox

    1946 Print · USGS

    Fort Knox and the surrounding Kentucky riverlands are captured just after the war as the military installation reached its modern maturity. Researchers can trace the layout of Godman Field, locate the famous Bullion Depository, and find family landmarks like Montgomery Cem or the town of West Point.

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70. 1946 Map of Colesburg

    

    1946 Colesburg

    1946 Print · USGS

    Hardin and Bullitt Counties are shown at a transitional post-war moment when military activity and rural Kentucky life intersected. Researchers can locate the Fort Knox Military Reservation alongside older landmarks like Zion School and Mather Cem.

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73. 1946 Map of Jeffersonville

    

    1946 Jeffersonville

    1946 Print · USGS

    Southern Indiana sits at a crossroads of river and rail during the mid-1940s, as the industrial grid of Jeffersonville meets the rural Clark Military Grant. Researchers can trace family roots at Walnut Ridge Cem or locate vanished schoolhouses like Lane Sch and Middle Road Sch.

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