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1953 Map of Aberdeen

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Aberdeen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Laughery Creek and the Ohio River frame a deeply dissected landscape of ridges and hollows in this mid-century survey of the Indiana-Kentucky borderlands. Small rural settlements and crossroad hamlets like Aberdeen, Hartford, and Pate serve as the primary hubs for a dispersed agricultural population. The map meticulously documents the social fabric of the era through its numerous country churches and cemeteries, such as Mt Carmel Ch, Sycamore Ch, and Bovard Cem.

Transport and topography are intimately linked here, with roads following the high ground of Salem Ridge and Arnold Ridge. Notable landmarks like the Cass-Union Sch and the curiously named Bogus Hollow stand out among the winding tributaries of Arnold Creek and Grants Creek. This survey, revised in the early 1950s from earlier 1940 work, provides a clear view of the region's land use before modern development patterns significantly altered these traditional rural communities.