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1951 Map of Auburn

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Auburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Auburn serves as the primary hub in this corner of Kentucky, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad intersects with the Jeff Davis Highway. The map captures a landscape defined by its rural community structures, specifically the dense network of country churches like New Friendship Ch, Locust Grove Ch, and New Salem Ch. These landmarks, along with local educational sites such as Sand Bank Sch and Prospect Hill Sch, provide a detailed view of the social geography before mid-century modernization altered the local footprint.

The boundary between Logan Co and Simpson Co bisects the terrain, which rises toward prominent elevations like Pilot Knob and Prospect Hill. Evidence of local industry is visible through scattered Oil Wells and the Waterworks at Auburn. Waterways such as Black Lick Creek and Spring Creek define the drainage patterns of the region, while smaller settlements like Turnertown reflect the dispersed nature of the mid-twentieth-century population in south-central Kentucky.