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1960 Map of Anchorage

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Anchorage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Central State Hospital and the adjacent Ormsby Village State Reservation dominate the central landscape of this eastern Jefferson County survey. The area exhibits the transition from institutional land use to suburban development, with various residential clusters like Anchorage, Devondale, and Moorland appearing near established thoroughfares such as Nashville Road. Educational and social history is deeply rooted here, evidenced by the Kentucky Military Institute, the State Children's Home, and several denominational landmarks including St Thomas Seminary and Greencastle Ch.

Transportation corridors define the regional layout, notably the Louisville and Nashville railroad which connects the more populated centers like Pewee Valley and Lyndon. The northern section of the map reveals a more dissected topography carved by Harrods Creek and its many branches, including the South Fork. Notable community features of the era include the St Matthews Drive-in Theater and the Standard Country Club, marking the mid-century recreational shift in this Kentucky suburban landscape.