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1954 Map of Earlington

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Earlington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The industrial coal country of Hopkins and Webster Counties is defined by extensive surface mining operations and a dense network of transport infrastructure. Strip mines dominate the central landscape between Coiltown and Nebo, while the Louisville and Nashville and Illinois Central railroads converge to support the region's extraction economy. In the east, Madisonville serves as a commercial hub, featuring local landmarks like the Victoria Drive-in Theater and the Madisonville Auto Racetrack.

Family names are preserved through dozens of rural burial grounds, such as Mt Carmel Cem and Winstead Cem, and small community centers like Slaughtersville. The topography is marked by distinctive rises including Bells Hill and Yarbro Hill, while water management is evident in reservoirs like Loch Mary Res and the interconnected Lake Mitchell Lake Peewee. This survey provides a precise look at the mid-century transition from traditional agricultural settlements to an intensive industrial mining landscape.