1952 Map of Crofton

About this map

Crofton serves as a central hub in this early 1950s survey of western Kentucky, situated where the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks parallel U.S. 41. The landscape is a mix of agricultural clearings and dense woodland, particularly along the meandering course of the West Fork Pond River and its tributaries like McFarland Creek. This era of the region is defined by a reliance on both the land and the rail, with evidence of resource extraction shown at the strip mine near Mannington and several scattered gas wells. Local life is anchored by numerous small community landmarks, from rural schoolhouses like Orange Grove Sch to historic congregations at Old Petersburg Ch and Coal Chapel. The map is particularly rich for genealogical research, documenting over a dozen family-named burial grounds including Monk-Radliff Cem and Wynns Cem.