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1951 Map of Auburn

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Auburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

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Auburn serves as the primary hub of this 1950s Logan County landscape, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad and the Davis Highway intersect near the town's waterworks. The topography is dominated by the prominent Pilot Knob, a singular elevation rising sharply above the surrounding farmland and the headwaters of Spring Creek.

A network of country roads connects numerous rural congregations and educational sites, reflecting the established community structure of the early mid-century. Genealogists and local researchers can locate several centers of local life, including New Friendship Ch, New Salem Ch, and Bethel Grove Ch. To the south, the settlement of Middleton and the crossroads at Turnertown anchor the rural districts, while Sand Bank Sch and Prospect Hill Sch mark the former sites of local schooling. Scattered oil wells across the central terrain indicate the period's small-scale petroleum activity.