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1953 Map of Aberdeen

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Aberdeen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Ohio River forms the southeastern border of this 1953 survey, where the river meets the winding Grants Creek and Arnold Creek. The interior landscape is defined by a network of ridges, most notably Salem Ridge and Carmel Ridge, which influenced the placement of early settlements and road networks. Small crossroads communities like Aberdeen, Pate, and Hartford serve as anchors for the rural population, each clustered around local institutions.

Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped locations of country churches and family-named cemeteries. Features such as Salem Ch, Mt Carmel Ch, and the Murray Cem provide spatial context for early families. The presence of the Cass Union Sch and various local landmarks like Bogus Hollow offer a detailed perspective on the social and physical geography of the Indiana-Kentucky borderlands during the mid-century era.