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1967 Map of Dawson Springs SW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Dawson Springs SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Lake Beshear dominates this section of the western Kentucky landscape, its winding fingers filling deep valleys carved by the Tradewater River and its tributaries. The terrain is a complex network of ridges like Orange Ridge and Lisanby Ridge that separate narrow hollows. In the 1960s, this area served as a significant recreational and conservation zone, anchored by the Pennyrile State Forest and the State Park surrounding Pennyrile Lake.

Evidence of local rural life is scattered throughout the hills, marked by numerous small churches and family burial grounds. Researchers will find the Macedonia Ch and Newson Cem among the many landmarks of community identity. The map also records the region's resource extraction history, noting several scattered Gas Well and Oil Well sites tucked into the hollows between Clifty Creek and the river, reflecting the industrial character of the coal field's edge.