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2019 Map of Canton

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Canton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Lake Barkley dominates this Trigg County landscape, its sprawling waters defining the character of western Kentucky. The settlement of Canton sits at a strategic crossing, where the Lawrence Memorial Bridge connects the eastern shore to the Land Between the Lakes region. The map reveals a transition from these historical river-bottom lands to modern lakeside developments like Shawnee Hills, Barkley Shores, and Cumberland Shores.

Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial sites, including Liberty Point Cem, Jefferson Cem, and Bridges Cem, which often represent the only surviving landmarks of earlier rural homesteads. The terrain is marked by numerous inlets and bays such as Pond Bay and Elbow Bay, while the Lake Barkley State Park Airport serves the growing recreational infrastructure of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Named drainage features like Beechy Fork and Shanklin Cr trace the original paths of the land before the valley was flooded.