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1953 Map of Central City East

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Central City East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Green River winds along the northern boundary of this western Kentucky survey, defining the border between Muhlenberg and Ohio counties. At this time in the early 1950s, the landscape is heavily influenced by the industrial presence of the Green River Power Plant and the extensive network of the Illinois Central and Louisville & Nashville railroads. These transit corridors connect the regional hub of Central City to outlying mining and rail communities like Martwick, Nelson, and Cleaton.

Family history is well-preserved through numerous small burial grounds and rural institutions, including Fairmount Cem, Rose Hill Cem, and Richardson Chapel. The terrain reflects a mix of traditional agriculture and emerging resource extraction, evidenced by several Strip Mine operations scattered across the hills near Stringtown and Holt. This documentation captures the area at a peak of rail-driven coal industry before later shifts in the local economy.