Old Maps of Slaughters, Kentucky for Metal Detecting

Plan your next treasure hunt with 13 historic maps of Slaughters. Find old homesites, ghost towns, trails, and gathering spots that may be lost to time — perfect for identifying promising metal detecting locations.

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Slaughters, KY maps

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  1. 1907 Map of Earlington
    1907 Map of Earlington
    1907 Earlington
    1907 Print · USGS
    Western Kentucky coal and farm country comes alive in the early 1900s, centered on the growing hubs of Madisonville and Earlington. Genealogists and historians can trace dozens of rural schools and churches like Ramsey School, Nebo, and Mt Carmel Church.

  2. 1909 Map of Earlington
    1909 Map of Earlington
    1909 Earlington
    1909 Print · USGS
    Western Kentucky’s coal and rail corridor comes into focus in the years before the Great War. Researchers can trace ancestral locations through a dense network of local landmarks like Silent Run PO, Johnson Island Church, and Oakland Store.
    3 unique versions available

  3. 1909 Map of Madisonville
    1909 Map of Madisonville
    1909 Madisonville
    1909 Print · USGS
    Western Kentucky at the peak of the coal and rail era shows a landscape defined by river crossings and growing mining towns. Researchers can locate dozens of early rural landmarks, from Island Ford and Barnsley to the New Providence School and Brier Creek Church.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1952 Map of Hanson, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Hanson, 1954 Print
    1952 Hanson
    1954 Print · USGS
    Hopkins County in the early 1950s shows a landscape of rural family homesteads and early oil extraction along the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Genealogists can trace local roots through numerous sites like the County Farm, Slaughtersville, and Old Salem Cem.

  5. 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.

  6. 1954 Map of Slaughters, 1955 Print
    1954 Map of Slaughters, 1955 Print
    1954 Slaughters
    1955 Print · USGS
    Slaughters and the rugged Shake Rag Hills are documented here in the mid-fifties, during a period of transition for the Webster and Hopkins County line. Genealogists can locate numerous family burial sites like Tapp Cem and country churches such as Oakley Home Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1954 Map of Earlington, 1958 Print
    1954 Map of Earlington, 1958 Print
    1954 Earlington
    1958 Print · USGS
    Hopkins and Webster Counties in the mid-fifties show a landscape shaped by coal extraction and rail transit. Researchers can trace the heritage of vanished homesteads and local landmarks like Sixth Vein Mine, Slaughtersville, and Munns Sch.

  8. 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

  9. 1961 Map of Evansville
    1961 Map of Evansville
    1961 Evansville
    1961 Print · USGS
    The Ohio River valley and its surrounding coalfields are captured here during the late fifties and early sixties. Trace the industrial rail networks of the Illinois Central RR and explore regional landmarks like Mammoth Cave National Park and Angel Mounds State Memorial.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1969 Map of Hanson, 1971 Print
    1969 Map of Hanson, 1971 Print
    1969 Hanson
    1971 Print · USGS
    North of Madisonville in the late sixties, this Hopkins and Webster County landscape shows a mix of coal-country industry and traditional rural life. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Pritchetts Chapel, Slaughters Lake, and the West Lawn Cem.

  11. 1983 Map of Madisonville, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Madisonville, 1984 Print
    1983 Madisonville
    1984 Print · USGS
    The Western Kentucky coalfields and river valleys come into focus in the early eighties as the rail-and-river economy matured. Genealogists can trace family footprints across Dawson Springs, Mortons Gap, and Slaughters, or locate landmarks like Shake Rag Hills and Lake Malone.

  12. 2022 Map of Slaughters, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Slaughters, 2022 Print
    2022 Slaughters
    2022 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of Webster and Hopkins counties are captured here in the early twenty-first century, showing a landscape deeply tied to family heritage. Genealogists can trace hundreds of names through sites like Trice-Strum Cem, Groves Cem, and the historic Veazey settlement.

  13. 2022 Map of Hanson, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Hanson, 2022 Print
    2022 Hanson
    2022 Print · USGS
    North of Madisonville in the early 2020s, this landscape shows the intersection of modern transit and deep rural history. Researchers can locate numerous family burial sites like Old Ashby Farm Cem and Hanson Cem while tracing the winding path of Otter Cr.

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