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1909 Map of Central City

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Central City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Central City serves as the industrial and transportation nexus of this 1907 survey, where the Illinois Central Railroad and Louisville and Nashville Railroad converge near the coal-rich corridor of Cleaton and Mercer. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Green River, which forms the boundary between McLean, Ohio, and Muhlenberg counties. Along its banks, traditional river commerce is evident at Knotts Ferry, Fords Ferry, and Kinchloe Ferry, while the Rough River enters from the northeast near Livermore.

Away from the river bottoms, the map documents a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks such as Shavers Chapel, Worthington Chapel, and Noffsinger School. The presence of the Kentucky Midland Railroad and several unnamed tramroads suggests an economy deeply tied to timber and mineral extraction, connecting remote settlements like Moorman, Bremen, and Island to the regional rail systems.