Old Maps of Bracken County, Kentucky for Genealogy

Trace your family roots with 70 historic maps of Bracken County. These high-res maps reveal old neighborhoods, homesites, landmarks, and streets — helping you uncover where your ancestors lived and how the area evolved over time.

  • Explore historic neighborhoods: Identify where your relatives may have lived in the 1800s or 1900s.
  • Compare maps over time: Trace the changes in streets, buildings, and landmarks for multi-generational research.
  • Perfect for genealogy & ancestry research: Used by family historians and researchers to map out lineage and migration.

These maps are an incredible resource for exploring your personal connection to Bracken County's past.


Bracken County, KY maps

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  1. 1915 Map of Maysville, 1962 Print
    1915 Map of Maysville, 1962 Print
    1915 Maysville
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley near the Kentucky border comes to life in this survey from the years before the Great War. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural family-named landmarks like Porter Ridge and remote schoolhouses including Stephenson School and Flaugher School.

  2. 1919 Map of Maysville, 1936 Print
    1919 Map of Maysville, 1936 Print
    1919 Maysville
    1936 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River bluffs above Ripley were a patchwork of ridge-top farms and rural school districts during the early twentieth century. Researchers can trace the paths of old township roads to find Hawk School, the landing at Aberdeen, and family-named landmarks like Flaugher Ridge.

  3. 1928 Map of Higginsport
    1928 Map of Higginsport
    1928 Higginsport
    1928 Print · USGS
    The Kentucky side of the Ohio River is captured in the late twenties just as the rail-and-river economy flourished. Researchers can trace the riverbank rail lines of the Chesapeake and Ohio or locate early rural landmarks like Locust Grove Sch and the town of Augusta.

  4. 1931 Map of Felicity
    1931 Map of Felicity
    1931 Felicity
    1931 Print · USGS
    Clermont County's riverfront and rolling uplands are captured here in the early thirties as a network of small schoolhouses and rail lines defined rural life. Researchers can trace the path of the Cincinnati Georgetown and Portsmouth RR or locate family sites near Felicity, Utopia, and Lock 34.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1931 Map of Higginsport, 1948 Print
    1931 Map of Higginsport, 1948 Print
    1931 Higginsport
    1948 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River corridor and Brown County hinterlands come alive in this early twentieth-century survey of the borderlands near Georgetown. Local historians can trace long-gone rural schoolhouses like McFadden School or locate the historic Brown County Infirmary and the Abandoned Columbus and Sardinia Road.

  6. 1952 Map of Germantown, 1953 Print
    1952 Map of Germantown, 1953 Print
    1952 Germantown
    1953 Print · USGS
    Bracken and Mason Counties are shown here in the early fifties, where the hill-and-hollow topography dictates the local road network. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Germantown, the old Fairgrounds, and rural landmarks like Sharon Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1952 Map of Higginsport, 1953 Print
    1952 Map of Higginsport, 1953 Print
    1952 Higginsport
    1953 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River borderlands of Kentucky and Ohio come into focus in the early 1950s, showing the riverside rail and road networks. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Augusta, Dover, and the Rosemont Cem on the Kentucky shore.

  8. 1952 Map of Sardis, 1953 Print
    1952 Map of Sardis, 1953 Print
    1952 Sardis
    1953 Print · USGS
    Kentucky's ridge-and-hollow landscape comes into sharp focus in the early fifties at the junction of Mason, Bracken, and Robertson counties. Family historians can trace rural home sites and community landmarks like Salem Ch, Abigail, and the winding North Fork Licking River.
    2 unique versions available

  9. 1952 Map of Mount Olivet, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Mount Olivet, 1954 Print
    1952 Mount Olivet
    1954 Print · USGS
    Mount Olivet and the surrounding Robertson County hills are captured here in the early fifties. Researchers can trace the rural landscape's family-named landmarks and community hubs, from Fosters Chapel and McKindree Ch to the small settlement at Santa Fe.

  10. 1952 Map of Berlin, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Berlin, 1954 Print
    1952 Berlin
    1954 Print · USGS
    Bracken and Pendleton Counties are shown here in the early fifties, capturing a network of rural ridge-top settlements and winding creek valleys. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Blackerby Cem, Bachelors Rest, and New Zion Ch.

  11. 1952 Map of Brooksville, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Brooksville, 1954 Print
    1952 Brooksville
    1954 Print · USGS
    Bracken County ridge-top communities are captured here in the early fifties, showing the rural network of schools and churches. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Hamilton Cem, the County Home, and the village of Powersville.
    3 unique versions available

  12. 1952 Map of Claysville, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Claysville, 1954 Print
    1952 Claysville
    1954 Print · USGS
    Northern Kentucky's river valleys and ridgeline settlements are meticulously documented in the early fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Browning Corner, Milford, and country churches like Barlow Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  13. 1953 Map of Felicity, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Felicity, 1955 Print
    1953 Felicity
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley at the mid-century shows the river-and-rail economy of Clermont and Bracken counties. Researchers can trace the Chesapeake and Ohio line through Augusta or locate sites like Utopia, Boudes Ferry, and Mt Zion Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  14. 1953 Map of Moscow, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Moscow, 1955 Print
    1953 Moscow
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley in the early fifties reveals a landscape defined by riverside rail travel and upland farming along the Ohio-Kentucky border. Genealogists can trace family sites at Vesper Cem and Flat Rock Ch, or locate old river works at Lock and Dam No 34.
    2 unique versions available

  15. 1956 Map of Louisville, 1971 Print
    1956 Map of Louisville, 1971 Print
    1956 Louisville
    1971 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley and the Kentucky Bluegrass are captured here during a period of rapid mid-century growth and industrial activity. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-centered towns and military land use at Fort Knox and the Jefferson Proving Ground.
    2 unique versions available

  16. 1957 Map of Huntington, 1966 Print
    1957 Map of Huntington, 1966 Print
    1957 Huntington
    1966 Print · USGS
    The industrial heart of the Ohio River valley is captured here in the mid-sixties, showing the growth of Huntington and Ashland. Researchers can trace the extensive rail networks of the Chesapeake and Ohio RR and locate sites like the Chief Cornstalk Hunting Ground.
    3 unique versions available

  17. 1960 Map of Huntington
    1960 Map of Huntington
    1960 Huntington
    1960 Print · USGS
    The tri-state river valley thrived in the late fifties as a hub of heavy industry and Appalachian rail transit. Genealogists and historians can trace the connection between river towns like Ashland and Portsmouth or locate family homesteads near Coleman Ridge.

  18. 1961 Map of Higginsport, 1963 Print
    1961 Map of Higginsport, 1963 Print
    1961 Higginsport
    1963 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River corridor comes alive in the early sixties as it winds between the riverfront communities of Higginsport, Augusta, and Dover. Researchers can trace the Chesapeake and Ohio rail line, rural family cemeteries like Sallee Cemetery, and the civic layout of Georgetown.
    3 unique versions available

  19. 1964 Map of Louisville
    1964 Map of Louisville
    1964 Louisville
    1964 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley and Kentucky Bluegrass are captured in the mid-1960s, showing a region balanced between industrial growth and its agrarian roots. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of county seats like Shelbyville and Paris, or locate established institutions such as Georgetown College and Bernheim Forest.

  20. 1968 Map of Felicity, 1970 Print
    1968 Map of Felicity, 1970 Print
    1968 Felicity
    1970 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley and the rural uplands of Clermont and Bracken counties are captured here in the late sixties. Trace the riverside rail lines of the Chesapeake and Ohio or locate historic landmarks like Boude Ferry, Utopia, and Mt Zion Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  21. 1968 Map of Moscow, 1971 Print
    1968 Map of Moscow, 1971 Print
    1968 Moscow
    1971 Print · USGS
    Life along the riverfront takes center stage in the late sixties as navigation and rail transport define this stretch of the Ohio valley. Researchers can trace family history through riverside towns and rural landmarks like Moscow Cem, the Chesapeake + Ohio railroad, and McKendree Cem Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  22. 1981 Map of Moscow, 1982 Print
    1981 Map of Moscow, 1982 Print
    1981 Moscow
    1982 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley near Moscow, Ohio, shows a landscape of heavy river infrastructure and ridge-top farming in the early eighties. Researchers can trace rural lineages through family-named landmarks like Fruit Ridge, McKendree Cem, and the old Flat Rock Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  23. 1986 Map of Maysville
    1986 Map of Maysville
    1986 Maysville
    1986 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley in the mid-eighties reveals a landscape of industrial river towns and sprawling public lands spanning the Kentucky and Ohio border. Researchers can trace the rail corridors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway or locate landmarks like Confidence Cemetery and the Fleming-Mason Airport.

  24. 1986 Map of Falmouth
    1986 Map of Falmouth
    1986 Falmouth
    1986 Print · USGS
    Northern Kentucky and the Ohio River valley are shown here in the mid-1980s, highlighting the region's complex river-and-rail geography. Genealogists and researchers can trace the roads connecting Big Bone Lick, Zion Church, and river towns like Falmouth and Augusta.
    2 unique versions available

  25. 1991 Map of Maysville
    1991 Map of Maysville
    1991 Maysville
    1991 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley at the turn of the nineties reveals a landscape of river-bend towns and dense forest preserves. Trace local history through landmark sites like Confidence Cemetery, the small-town streets of Ripley, and the river reaches of Manchester Island No 1.

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