1950s Maps of Hardin County, Kentucky

Explore 12 historic maps of Hardin 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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Hardin County, KY maps

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  1. 1950 Map of Fort Knox
    1950 Map of Fort Knox
    1950 Fort Knox
    1950 Print · USGS
    Fort Knox and its surroundings in the years following the war show a landscape transformed by military necessity and river valley geography. Researchers can trace the layout of the US Bullion Depository and Godman Field alongside older communities like West Point and Goldville.

  2. 1950 Map of Kosmosdale, 1959 Print
    1950 Map of Kosmosdale, 1959 Print
    1950 Kosmosdale
    1959 Print · USGS
    Greater Louisville and the Ohio River valley are captured here at mid-century, showing the city's industrial south side meeting rural river towns. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through Lanesville Cem, the Waverly Hills Sanatorium, and Churchill Downs.

  3. 1951 Map of Kosmosdale
    1951 Map of Kosmosdale
    1951 Kosmosdale
    1951 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley south of Louisville was a busy corridor of rail and road commerce in the early fifties. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like Kosmosdale Sch, Mill Creek Cem, and the boundaries of the Fort Knox Military Reservation.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1953 Map of Custer, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Custer, 1954 Print
    1953 Custer
    1954 Print · USGS
    Breckinridge County in the early 1950s is a landscape of high ridges and deep river forks. Genealogists can trace family roots through rural landmarks like Alexander Chapel, Goodhope Cem, and the old Shrewsbury Sch in the hills near Custer.

  5. 1953 Map of Nelsonville, 1954 Print
    1953 Map of Nelsonville, 1954 Print
    1953 Nelsonville
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Nelsonville region at the junction of Larue, Nelson, and Hardin counties is captured here in the early fifties as a landscape of river-valley rails and ridge-top farms. Family historians can trace ancestral roots through sites like Spencer Sch, Salem Ch, and the Castleman Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 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.

  7. 1954 Map of Upton, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Upton, 1955 Print
    1954 Upton
    1955 Print · USGS
    Centered on the Hardin and Hart county line in the mid-fifties, this area shows a landscape of rail-linked towns and karst springs. Researchers can trace family history through sites like Lucas Grove Ch, Upton Cem, and the old mill at Riders Mill.

  8. 1954 Map of Millerstown, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Millerstown, 1955 Print
    1954 Millerstown
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Nolin River meanders through the central Kentucky highlands during the mid-fifties, bordering Hardin and Grayson counties. Researchers can trace old river crossings at Broad Ford or locate rural landmarks like Wheelers Mill and Little Clifty Ch.

  9. 1955 Map of Kosmosdale, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Kosmosdale, 1956 Print
    1955 Kosmosdale
    1956 Print · USGS
    The river valley south of Louisville comes alive in the mid-fifties, showing the vital corridors of the Illinois Central and Dixie Highway. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Bethany, Meadow Lawn, and the rural Elizabeth Ch.

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

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