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1969 Map of Dublin

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Dublin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The agricultural landscape of the Hickman Co Graves Co border is defined by low-lying wetlands and a network of rural settlements in the late 1960s. Murphy Pond and the surrounding swamps of Obion Creek dominate the northwest corner, illustrating the persistent drainage challenges of the Jackson Purchase region. To the east, the terrain rises toward Baltimore Hill, where a tighter cluster of farm-to-market roads serves the communities of Dublin and Baltimore.

Transportation patterns on this map highlight the transition between old and new Kentucky infrastructure. The Illinois Central Railroad cuts a diagonal path through the landscape, passing through Watts Station and Wingo, while the newly surveyed Purchase Parkway introduces high-speed transit. Local history is anchored by numerous small landmarks, including the Salem Ch Cem, Jackson Chapel, and several isolated rural schools that served these dispersed farming families.