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1952 Map of Clementsville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Clementsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Clementsville serves as a central hub in this landscape of winding ridges and deep hollows along the border of Casey and Adair counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of local schools and churches that once anchored these rural communities, including Noel Chapel Sch and the Foster Sch. Genealogists will find numerous family-named landmarks and small burial grounds like Gilpin Cem and Whited Cem scattered across the high ground of Gunnard Ridge and Pennington Ridge.

Transport in the early 1950s relied on routes following the natural drainages of Casey Creek and Allen Creek, while the Crockett Trail and Apostolic Ridge provided passage over the more formidable elevations. The map reveals a high density of rural education sites, such as Abells Spring Sch and Sulphur Run Sch, many of which were central to life in the smaller settlements of Atterson and Creston during this era.