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1972 Map of Ashbrook

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Ashbrook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Baxter Ridge and Pleasant Hill define the dissected uplands of this Kentucky landscape, situated where Anderson, Washington, and Mercer counties meet. By the early 1970s, the modern corridor of the Blue Grass Parkway (also labeled as the Toll Road) cut through the southern half of the quadrangle, contrasting with the winding networks of Salt River and Chaplin River that drain the territory.

Small rural clusters like Ashbrook, Seaville, and Johnsonville persist alongside landmarks of local heritage, including Friendship Ch and Shiloh Ch. The map records a shift from strictly agrarian patterns to recreational development, most notably at Beaver Lake in the northeast. Genealogists can find several family-named landmarks and rural institutions, such as Western Sch and the Darnell Cem, which document the settlement history of the region prior to mid-century modernization.