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1970 Map of Campbellsville

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Campbellsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Campbellsville serves as the focal point of this Central Kentucky landscape, showing significant urban expansion and educational development as of the 1970s. The map highlights the central business district, featuring the Courthouse and City Hall, alongside the sprawling campus of Campbellsville College. To the south and east, the character of the land shifts dramatically toward the newly formed Green River Lake, a reservoir that transformed the local topography.

Smaller outlying settlements like Hatcher and Arista remain primarily rural, connected by routes like Old Pitman Road and the CSX rail line. Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Brookside Cemetery to country congregations including Liberty Cumberland Ch and Reed Chapel. The interplay between the growing city, the Taylor County Airport, and the large-scale inundation of the Green River valley illustrates the region's mid-century modernization.