1950s Maps of Barren County, Kentucky

Explore 25 historic maps of Barren County from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Barren County, KY maps

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  1. 1953 Map of Sulphur Well, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Sulphur Well, 1954 Print
    1953 Sulphur Well
    1954 Print · USGS
    Metcalfe County is shown here in the early fifties, characterized by its river-valley farming communities and rural schoolhouse network. Researchers can trace family history through sites like Seven Springs Cem, Sugar Plant Sch, and the settlement at Sulphur Well.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 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

  3. 1953 Map of Sulphur Lick, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Sulphur Lick, 1954 Print
    1953 Sulphur Lick
    1954 Print · USGS
    Monroe County and the hills along the Barren River are captured here in the early fifties, before modern consolidation changed the local landscape. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through numerous small landmarks like Miller Cave, Skaggs Creek Ch, and the Wade Cem.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1953 Map of Temple Hill, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Temple Hill, 1954 Print
    1953 Temple Hill
    1954 Print · USGS
    Barren County's rural communities are captured here in the early fifties, showing a landscape defined by small-scale farming and local parishes. Researchers can trace family history through sites like Forest Seminary Sch, Eighty Eight, and the Peden Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1953 Map of Glasgow South, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Glasgow South, 1954 Print
    1953 Glasgow South
    1954 Print · USGS
    Barren County south of Glasgow comes alive in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape of family-named schools and small farming hamlets. Trace local roots through Bartow Cem, the old Cedar Grove Sch, or the streets of Pritchardsville.

  6. 1953 Map of Freedom, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Freedom, 1954 Print
    1953 Freedom
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Barren and Monroe County line in the early fifties shows a landscape of rural hamlets and small schoolhouses. Trace family roots at Words Chapel, Freedom, and rural sites like Boyd Sch or the Biggers Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1953 Map of Summer Shade, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Summer Shade, 1955 Print
    1953 Summer Shade
    1955 Print · USGS
    The rural uplands of south-central Kentucky are shown here in the mid-fifties as a network of ridge-top settlements and creek-side farms. Researchers can trace ancestral locations like Randolph, Summer Shade, and Goodluck, alongside remote landmarks like Harvey Cave and Hickory College Ch.

  8. 1953 Map of Center, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Center, 1955 Print
    1953 Center
    1955 Print · USGS
    Hart and Metcalfe counties come alive in the mid-fifties as a landscape of remote farmsteads and river bends. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Allens Grove Ch, Bastin Cem, and the small settlement of Whickerville.

  9. 1954 Map of Evansville
    1954 Map of Evansville
    1954 Evansville
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River borderlands between Indiana and Kentucky appear here during a period of robust industrial and military growth. Genealogists and researchers can trace the rail corridors of the Illinois Central and find landmarks like US Lock and Dam No 48 or Camp Breckinridge.

  10. 1954 Map of Park, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Park, 1955 Print
    1954 Park
    1955 Print · USGS
    South-central Kentucky during the mid-fifties reveals a landscape of limestone sinkholes and prominent knobs at the junction of two major early highways. Trace family roots at Bear Wallow, find the Oak Ridge Sch, or locate numerous early Oil Wells around Rex.
    2 unique versions available

  11. 1954 Map of Horse Cave, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Horse Cave, 1955 Print
    1954 Horse Cave
    1955 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Kentucky karst country is on full display here, capturing the area between Horse Cave and Cave City at a peak of local rail and road travel. Genealogists and historians can locate numerous rural landmarks like Our Lady of the Caves Ch, Northtown, and the winding Green River loops.
    2 unique versions available

  12. 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.

  13. 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

  14. 1954 Map of Park City, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Park City, 1955 Print
    1954 Park City
    1955 Print · USGS
    The limestone country of Barren and Edmonson counties is captured here in the mid-1950s. Researchers can trace the legacy of travel and tourism through Diamond Caverns, the Dixie Highway, and rural stops like Bon Ayr.
    2 unique versions available

  15. 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.

  16. 1954 Map of Glasgow North, 1956 Print
    1954 Map of Glasgow North, 1956 Print
    1954 Glasgow North
    1956 Print · USGS
    Barren County, Kentucky, thrives in the mid-fifties as a hub of rural commerce and community life anchored by the city of Glasgow. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through numerous landmarks like Browders Chapel, Sinking Spring Sch, and the Oil Wells of Oil City.

  17. 1954 Map of Smiths Grove, 1956 Print
    1954 Map of Smiths Grove, 1956 Print
    1954 Smiths Grove
    1956 Print · USGS
    The Warren County countryside south of the Green River corridor thrived as a mid-century transit hub during the 1950s. Genealogists and historians can trace the legacy of families near Smiths Grove through landmarks like Kinser Cem, Cole Sch, and the Louisville and Nashville rail line.

  18. 1954 Map of Hiseville, 1956 Print
    1954 Map of Hiseville, 1956 Print
    1954 Hiseville
    1956 Print · USGS
    Barren and Metcalfe counties come alive in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape of established family farms and small rural crossroads. Researchers can trace ancestral locations near Hiseville, the State Fish Hatchery, and several schools like Dry Hollow Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  19. 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.

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 1957 Map of Winchester, 1968 Print
    1957 Map of Winchester, 1968 Print
    1957 Winchester
    1968 Print · USGS
    Central Kentucky's landscape in the mid-twentieth century features the sprawling Fort Knox and the early parkway system. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Southern Railway and find landmarks from Bernheim Forest to Pilot Knob.
    3 unique versions available

  23. 1957 Map of Evansville, 1969 Print
    1957 Map of Evansville, 1969 Print
    1957 Evansville
    1969 Print · USGS
    Indiana and Kentucky meet along the Ohio River in this mid-century survey of a vital industrial and transport corridor. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of river towns like Owensboro and Newburgh or locate old rail lines like the Southern Ry.
    3 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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