1950s Maps of Jackson County, Kentucky

1. 1952 Map of Alcorn

   

   1952 Alcorn

   1952 Print · USGS

   The valleys and hollows of eastern Kentucky appear here in the early fifties, showing a network of small settlements and family farms. Researchers can locate family roots at Hade Rose Cem or trace the early paths through Sinking Valley and Alcorn.

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4. 1952 Map of Leighton

   

   1952 Leighton

   1952 Print · USGS

   Jackson and Estill counties are shown in the early fifties during a period of mountain isolation and quiet industrial change. Genealogists can locate remote family burial sites like Sommer Cem and early landmarks such as the Drip Rock Lookout Tower.

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7. 1952 Map of Bighill, 1954 Print

   

   1952 Bighill

   1954 Print · USGS

   Madison and Jackson counties are captured in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape organized around deep hollows and high knobs. Local historians can trace family locations near New Liberty Ch, Hardin Cem, and vanished schools like Log Cabin Sch.

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10. 1953 Map of Johnetta, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Johnetta

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Rockcastle and Jackson County border comes alive in this early 1950s record of rural Kentucky life. Researchers can trace the footprints of community institutions like Owen Allen Sch, New Hope Ch, and the high vantage point of New Hope Lookout Tower.

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13. 1953 Map of Mc Kee, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Mc Kee

    1954 Print · USGS

    Jackson County life in the early fifties is etched into this survey of the Cumberland Plateau, where mountain hollows define the social landscape. Researchers can locate remote community hubs like Mc Kee, Gray Hawk, and the Pilgrims Rest Ch.

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16. 1953 Map of Sandgap, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Sandgap

    1954 Print · USGS

    Jackson County ridge-top life and deep forest hollows are captured here in the early fifties. Genealogists can trace family footprints through several local schoolhouses and country churches, including School No 1, Lettered Rock Ch, and the settlement at Waneta.

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19. 1953 Map of Livingston, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Livingston

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Rockcastle River valley and Cumberland National Forest appear here during the early fifties, showing a landscape shaped by the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Researchers can trace the historic Wilderness Road past Livingston and locate landmarks like the Camp Wildcat Battle Monument or the Sand Hill Lookout Tower.

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22. 1953 Map of Tyner, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Tyner

    1955 Print · USGS

    Jackson County hill country is shown here in the early fifties as the regional road network around Tyner and Annville was maturing. Researchers can locate numerous rural landmarks like the Tyner High Sch, the Terrell Creek Tabernacle, and the Collier Sch.

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25. 1953 Map of Parrot, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Parrot

    1955 Print · USGS

    Jackson and Laurel counties appear in the early fifties as a landscape of ridge-top settlements and isolated hollows within the Cumberland National Forest. Researchers can trace old family names and community centers like Parrot (Letter Box), Seven Pines, and the Carpenter Sch.

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28. 1953 Map of Sturgeon, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Sturgeon

    1955 Print · USGS

    Owsley and Lee counties in the early fifties reveal a landscape of mountain hollows and tight-knit ridge communities. Researchers can trace family sites near Travellers Rest, Green Hall, and the numerous local schoolhouses like Royal Oak Sch and Moores Sch.

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31. 1954 Map of Maulden, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Maulden

    1955 Print · USGS

    The hills of Clay, Jackson, and Owsley Counties show a world of remote hollows and creek-side settlements during the mid-fifties. Genealogists can trace family names at Cradlebow Cem and locate community landmarks like Maulden PO and Silvermine Sch.

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34. 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.

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37. 1957 Map of Jenkins, 1974 Print

    

    1957 Jenkins

    1974 Print · USGS

    The Cumberland Plateau in the mid-twentieth century reveals a complex landscape of winding river valleys and deep-seated industry. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Hazard, Jenkins, and Pikeville alongside extensive Numerous Oil and Gas Fields and the routes of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.

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