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1909 Map of Earlington

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Earlington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Earlington and Madisonville anchor this 1907 survey of Hopkins and Webster Counties, revealing a landscape defined by its turn-of-the-century rail networks and rural community centers. The Louisville and Nashville RR and the Illinois Central RR cut through the region, facilitating the growth of settlements like Hecla, Victoria, and the uniquely named Circle City. Beyond the towns, the map is remarkably dense with specific local landmarks, including Gaddis Store and dozens of country schools such as Fiddlebow School and Yadkin School.

The drainage of the Pennyroyal Plateau is visible through the winding paths of Clear Creek and Pond Creek, while Sugar Ridge rises as a prominent landform in the southeast. For researchers, the inclusion of the Silent Run PO and numerous neighborhood houses of worship like Burnt Mill Church and Oakley Home Church provides a clear view of the social geography before mid-century modernization altered these small Kentucky communities.