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1952 Map of Danville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Danville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Danville and its surrounding Mercer and Boyle County rural landscape are captured in high detail at the start of the 1950s. The city center is a dense hub of institutional life, anchored by the campus of Centre College and the State School for the Deaf. Local transit and trade follow the Southern railroad line and historic routes like the Wilderness Road and the Blue Grass Road.

Beyond the urban core of Danville, the map reveals a mosaic of smaller communities and crossroads such as West Danville, Atoka, Clarks, and Needmore. Rural life is marked by neighborhood landmarks like Salt River Ch and its adjacent Salt River Cem. The drainage of the Salt River and its tributaries, including Quirks Run and Mocks Branch, define the rolling topography of this central Kentucky tobacco and horse country before the era of major suburban expansion.