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1952 Map of Elizaville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Elizaville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Elizaville and its surrounding agricultural landscape are defined by the winding course of Fleming Creek and the steel rails of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Surveyed in the early 1950s, this area on the border of Mason and Fleming Counties shows a dense network of small rural settlements including Ewing, Nepton, and Flemingsburg Junction. The importance of community centers is evident through the naming of local landmarks such as Clover Hill Ch and several family-named burial grounds like Andrews Cem and Jackson Cem.

The terrain transitions from the broader bottoms of the Flat Fork and Johnson Creek to the more dissected uplands near Craintown. At the far eastern edge, the presence of the Fairgrounds indicates a hub of regional activity. This era of Kentucky's history is captured before significant modernization of the road system, preserving the original relationship between these rail-stop towns and their tributary creeks like Mud Lick Creek.