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1954 Map of Eminence

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Eminence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Eminence serves as the primary hub on this mid-century survey, situated at the junction of the Louisville and Nashville railroad and local roads on the border of Henry and Shelby counties. The landscape is defined by the drainage systems of the Little Kentucky River and Clear Creek, where small agricultural settlements like Bellview and Mulberry are established. Notable community landmarks include Pleasant View Ch and Burks Branch Ch, alongside the Mulberry Sch.

The mapping reveals specialized institutions of the era, such as the Shady Grove Sanitarium located just south of the Eminence town center. For genealogists and local historians, the placement of numerous unnamed cemeteries and family-named water features like Burks Branch and Fox Run provides a clear view of the rural Kentucky social geography before significant modern development altered the regional road networks.