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1986 Map of Campbellsville

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Campbellsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Campbellsville and Greensburg serve as the primary hubs in this mid-1980s landscape, where the Green River carves a winding path through Central Kentucky. The creation of Green River Lake State Park has significantly altered the local geography, creating a massive water body that reshapes the terrain near Knifley and Cane Valley. This period shows a region balanced between its agricultural roots and modern infrastructure, evidenced by the Cumberland Parkway and Jackson Highway cutting across the southern reaches.

Energy infrastructure is a prominent feature of the rural landscape, specifically the Magnolia Gas Storage Field and other Underground Gas Storage Field locations. These industrial imprints sit alongside natural landmarks such as Muldraugh Hill and the curiously named Chicken Gizzard Ridge. From the larger towns of Columbia and Glasgow to small crossroads like Bear Wallow and Bengal, the map captures the dense network of small communities and creek-side settlements that define the Pennyroyal and Bluegrass transition.