1950s Maps of Metcalfe County, Kentucky

1. 1953 Map of Gradyville, 1954 Print

   

   1953 Gradyville

   1954 Print · USGS

   Adair County life in the early fifties is centered on the creek valleys and crossroads of the Gradyville area. Researchers can trace family history through numerous small burial grounds and rural schools like Jones Chapel Sch and Wheeler Cem.

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4. 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.

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7. 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.

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10. 1953 Map of Breeding, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Breeding

    1954 Print · USGS

    The hill country of south-central Kentucky is captured here in the early fifties, showing the rural communities along the Adair and Cumberland county lines. Researchers can trace the locations of old schoolhouses and country churches like Rowetown Sch, Chestnut Grove Ch, and Saltpeter Cave.

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13. 1953 Map of Waterview, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Waterview

    1954 Print · USGS

    Cumberland County at the mid-century remains a landscape of river-centered life and small rural school districts. Genealogists can locate Cloyds Landing, the Oliver Ferry crossing, and numerous local landmarks like Baise Chapel and Beech Grove Sch.

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16. 1953 Map of Edmonton, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Edmonton

    1954 Print · USGS

    The rural Kentucky landscape around Edmonton comes to life in the early fifties, showing a region of tight-knit ridge communities and river-bottom farms. Researchers can trace ancestral locations through numerous burial sites and schools like Walnut Grove Sch, Winfrey Chapel, and the Moore Spring post office.

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19. 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.

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22. 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.

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25. 1953 Map of Dubre, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Dubre

    1955 Print · USGS

    The rural uplands of Cumberland and Metcalfe counties are captured here in the early fifties, showing a landscape defined by creek-side settlements and ridge-top schools. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Mud Camp, Temple Hill Ch, and the many hollows near Marrowbone Creek.

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28. 1953 Map of East Fork, 1955 Print

    

    1953 East Fork

    1955 Print · USGS

    Central Kentucky's rural landscape is captured here in the early 1950s, centered on the winding East Fork Little Barren River. Genealogists can trace family names through numerous landmarks like Ackee Cem, Mud Slash Sch, and Union Chapel.

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31. 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.

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34. 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.

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37. 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.

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40. 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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43. 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.

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