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1953 Map of Dunmor

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Dunmor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Mud River and the Louisville And Nashville railroad define this mid-century rural landscape at the junction of Muhlenberg, Logan, and Butler counties. Small communities like Dunmor and Penrod serve as focal points for a region dominated by winding watercourses and timbered ridges, including Chestnut Oak Ridge and Welburn Ridge. Local history is deeply embedded in the rural infrastructure, evidenced by numerous country schools and churches such as New Hebron Ch and the Rock Springs Sch.

Evidence of the local economy is scattered throughout the terrain, from Oil Wells in the north near the Lyons Branch to Forgys Mill on the riverbank. Significant land features like the Blue Cut and the winding Roundabout Swamp illustrate the complex drainage patterns of the area. Genealogists will find value in the specific placement of family-named sites like the Pogue Cem and Harper Crossroads, which anchor the map to its mid-1950s inhabitants.