1909 Map of Earlington

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Earlington and Madisonville anchor the eastern landscape of this Western Kentucky survey, where the rail-driven economy of the early 20th century is clearly defined by the Louisville and Nashville RR and the Illinois Central RR. The terrain is deeply dissected by a dense network of waterways including Clear Creek and Pond Creek, with small agrarian communities like Coiltown, Circle City, and Slaughtersville scattered among the ridges. Genealogists will find a high density of rural institutions, such as Burnt Mill Church, Silent Run PO, and Oakland Store, which served the outlying farmstead populations.