1951 Map of Auburn

About this map

The town of Auburn serves as the focal point of this Logan and Simpson County landscape, situated where the Seaboard railroad corridor meets the Jeff Davis Highway. The surrounding countryside reveals a dense network of local institutions essential to mid-century rural Kentucky life, including numerous houses of worship such as New Friendship Ch, Locust Grove Ch, and New Salem Ch. The terrain is punctuated by the prominent Pilot Knob, while the local economy is evidenced by scattered Oil Well locations and the essential water resources of Black Lick and Spring Creek. Small educational centers like Prospect Hill Sch and Sand Bank Sch are documented alongside crossroads communities like Turnertown and Middleton, providing a detailed look at the social and transport geography of the region before significant modern development.