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1961 Map of Ballardsville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Ballardsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Ballardsville and the surrounding farmland of Shelby and Oldham Counties are defined by a complex network of stream valleys during the mid-20th century. The topography is shaped by the various forks of Floyds Fork and numerous runs, including Lick Run and Hebron Run, which carve the landscape between prominent heights like Gathright Hill and Lincolnfellow Hill. This 1961 survey, updated with late-1970s data, illustrates a rural Kentucky landscape where local life centered around small crossroads and family-named infrastructure.

Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed placement of country churches and burial grounds, such as Antioch Ch and Fairview Cem. Settlement patterns follow the ridgelines and creek beds, connected by a web of narrow lanes like Moody Lane and Ruble Lane. The map documents a period before modern suburban expansion, preserving the locations of rural school-era communities like Chestnut Grove and Todds Point at a time when agriculture remained the primary use of the land.