Old Maps of Allen County, Kentucky for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Allen County with 98 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Allen County has changed over the decades.


Allen County, KY maps

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  1. 1921 Map of Bowling Green, 1955 Print
    1921 Map of Bowling Green, 1955 Print
    1921 Bowling Green
    1955 Print · USGS
    Bowling Green and its surrounding counties are shown here just after the Great War, when the Louisville and Nashville railroad fueled regional growth. Genealogists can trace hundreds of family landmarks, from Mussey Mill to schools like Cave Mill School and the remote Antioch Chapel.

  2. 1923 Map of Bowling Green
    1923 Map of Bowling Green
    1923 Bowling Green
    1923 Print · USGS
    The Bowling Green area in the early 1920s was a landscape defined by the winding Barren River and the busy Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Researchers can trace ancestral roots through dozens of rural sites like Cassadays Store, Massey Mill, and the Lost River.
    4 unique versions available

  3. 1926 Map of Scottsville
    1926 Map of Scottsville
    1926 Scottsville
    1926 Print · USGS
    The Barren River valley in the mid-twenties was a landscape of ferries and fords connecting isolated rural schools and churches. Researchers can trace ancestral locations like Scottsville, find the Rocky Hill Game PO, or locate the Rough and Ready School.

  4. 1928 Map of Adolphus
    1928 Map of Adolphus
    1928 Adolphus
    1928 Print · USGS
    The Kentucky-Tennessee state line was a landscape of small schools and river crossings in the late twenties. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Allen Cem, Reeders Sch, and the numerous crossings along Trammel Creek including Old Mill Ford.

  5. 1931 Map of Lafayette
    1931 Map of Lafayette
    1931 Lafayette
    1931 Print · USGS
    The Kentucky and Tennessee borderlands in the late twenties were a network of tight-knit rural communities connected by winding river hollows. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through numerous small landmarks like Austin Sch, Mt Zion Ch, and the settlement of Holland.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1931 Map of Adolphus
    1931 Map of Adolphus
    1931 Adolphus
    1931 Print · USGS
    The Kentucky-Tennessee state line was a landscape of river fords and country schoolhouses during the late Prohibition era. Genealogists can trace family footprints through dozens of local landmarks like Old Mill Ford, McKendree Chapel, and Pinkle Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1931 Map of Red Boiling Springs
    1931 Map of Red Boiling Springs
    1931 Red Boiling Springs
    1931 Print · USGS
    Crossing the state line during the late twenties, this survey captures a landscape of ridge-top schools and creek-side settlements. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous rural landmarks like Sadlers Chapel, Akersville, and Hermitage Springs PO.
    3 unique versions available

  8. 1942 Map of Gallatin
    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.

  9. 1953 Map of Tracy, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Tracy, 1954 Print
    1953 Tracy
    1954 Print · USGS
    The rural borderlands of Barren and Monroe counties come alive in the early 1950s, showing a landscape of family farms and creek-bottom communities. Researchers can locate local landmarks like Cooktown, Tracy, and numerous schools including Antioch Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1954 Map of Drake, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Drake, 1955 Print
    1954 Drake
    1955 Print · USGS
    Southern Kentucky farmland and the winding Drakes Creek are captured here in the mid-fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace small communities like Gold City and Drake P.O. or locate family landmarks such as Barnes Sch and Salem Ch.

  11. 1954 Map of Austin, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Austin, 1955 Print
    1954 Austin
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Barren River hills of rural Kentucky come to life in the mid-1950s, showing a landscape defined by sharp river bends and scattered ridge-top farms. Genealogists can locate old family landmarks like Browns Ford, Pleasant Home Ch, and the Old Austin-Tracy High Sch before modern changes transformed the region.

  12. 1954 Map of Fountain Run, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Fountain Run, 1955 Print
    1954 Fountain Run
    1955 Print · USGS
    Southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee meet along the Barren River in the mid-fifties, showing a rural landscape of ridges and hollows. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Fountain Run Sch, Old Rocky Hill Ch, and Akersville.
    2 unique versions available

  13. 1954 Map of Petroleum, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Petroleum, 1955 Print
    1954 Petroleum
    1955 Print · USGS
    Allen County, Kentucky, supported a thriving rural oil economy in the mid-1950s centered around the namesake town of Petroleum. Researchers can locate numerous active Oil Wells and trace family heritage through sites like White Plains Sch and Mt Pleasant Ch.
    4 unique versions available

  14. 1954 Map of Polkville, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Polkville, 1955 Print
    1954 Polkville
    1955 Print · USGS
    Warren and Allen Counties in the mid-fifties reveal a landscape of winding river bends and active petroleum exploration. Genealogists and historians can locate numerous family-named landmarks and rural centers like Hardcastle, Petty Cem, and the Rocky Springs Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  15. 1954 Map of Scottsville, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Scottsville, 1955 Print
    1954 Scottsville
    1955 Print · USGS
    Allen County is captured here in the mid-fifties, centered on the activity of the county seat and the surrounding petroleum fields. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural landscape through a dense concentration of Oil Wells, local landmarks like Clifton Ch, and schoolhouses such as Harrison Sch.
    4 unique versions available

  16. 1954 Map of Meador, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Meador, 1955 Print
    1954 Meador
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Barren River winds through this rural Kentucky landscape during the mid-1950s, marking the convergence of Warren, Allen, and Barren counties. Local historians can trace family roots through numerous country landmarks like Mt Union Ch, Berry Store, and river crossings at Martinsville Ford.

  17. 1954 Map of Holland, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Holland, 1955 Print
    1954 Holland
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Allen Co Macon Co line and the winding Barren River define this rural landscape during the mid-fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations through numerous named sites like Mt Zion Sch, Liberty Ch, and the community of Holland.

  18. 1954 Map of Hickory Flat, 1956 Print
    1954 Map of Hickory Flat, 1956 Print
    1954 Hickory Flat
    1956 Print · USGS
    The Kentucky and Tennessee borderlands in the mid-1950s show a dense network of rural life organized around the Drakes Creek forks. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous small landmarks like Bethany Cem, Round Pond Sch, and the community of New Roe.

  19. 1954 Map of Adolphus, 1956 Print
    1954 Map of Adolphus, 1956 Print
    1954 Adolphus
    1956 Print · USGS
    The Kentucky-Tennessee borderlands in the mid-fifties were defined by tight-knit rural communities and the rail traffic of the Louisville and Nashville. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous local landmarks like Walkers Chapel School, Roberts Tabernacle, and Adolphus.
    2 unique versions available

  20. 1954 Map of Allen Springs, 1956 Print
    1954 Map of Allen Springs, 1956 Print
    1954 Allen Springs
    1956 Print · USGS
    The rural boundary of Warren and Allen Counties in the mid-1950s is defined by the winding Trammel Fork and its small farming hamlets. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of communities like Allen Springs and Butlersville, and find landmarks including Halfway Sch and Cave Friendship Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  21. 1954 Map of Lucas, 1964 Print
    1954 Map of Lucas, 1964 Print
    1954 Lucas
    1964 Print · USGS
    The Barren River valley in the mid-fifties still maintained its intricate network of rural schools and winding creek-side settlements. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of communities like Railton and Lucas or locate landmarks such as Old Zion Ch and the Narrows.

  22. 1956 Map of Corbin, 1966 Print
    1956 Map of Corbin, 1966 Print
    1956 Corbin
    1966 Print · USGS
    The Kentucky and Tennessee borderlands are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing the region's shift toward modern interstate travel and reservoir development. Genealogists and historians can trace old community lines near Albany and Monticello or locate early rail junctions along the Southern and Tennessee Central lines.
    3 unique versions available

  23. 1956 Map of Nashville, 1971 Print
    1956 Map of Nashville, 1971 Print
    1956 Nashville
    1971 Print · USGS
    The Tennessee-Kentucky borderlands come into focus in the mid-1960s as major reservoir projects transformed the Cumberland and Tennessee river valleys. Researchers can trace the rail networks of the Louisville and Nashville and visit sites like Fort Campbell and Fort Donelson National Military Park.
    2 unique versions available

  24. 1958 Map of Corbin
    1958 Map of Corbin
    1958 Corbin
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Upper Cumberland borderlands appear in the late 1950s as massive reservoirs and early atomic-era growth reshape the region. Trace family roots and vanished landmarks near Lake Cumberland, Oak Ridge, and the Cumberland National Forest.

  25. 1959 Map of Nashville
    1959 Map of Nashville
    1959 Nashville
    1959 Print · USGS
    Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky come into focus during the late fifties, showing the region's transition into a modern transportation and military hub. Researchers can trace the sprawling Fort Campbell Military Reservation or locate historic rail stops along the Tennessee Central Ry and Illinois Central RR.

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