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1961 Map of Big Spring

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Big Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Big Spring serves as a central hub at the tri-county junction where Meade, Breckinridge, and Hardin counties meet. This rural landscape is defined by the unique karst topography typical of the region, featuring numerous sinkholes and depressions that punctuate the farmland. Small agricultural hamlets like Bewleyville and Maples Corner are linked by a network of local roads including Stith Valley Rd, reflecting a post-war rural economy deeply tied to the land.

South of the county lines, the terrain transitions into more pronounced drainage patterns along Blue Fork and Vertrees Cr as they flow toward Losenville Valley. Genealogists will find interest in the numerous rural cemeteries marked throughout the quadrangle, alongside localized settlements such as High Plains and Corners. The presence of pipelines and a solitary Oil Well suggests the modest industrial infrastructure supporting the area's natural resource extraction during the early 1960s.