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1954 Map of Eminence

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Eminence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Eminence serves as the primary hub on this mid-century Kentucky survey, which spans the border of Henry and Shelby counties. The town's growth is defined by the Louisville and Nashville rail line and an abandoned Old Railroad Grade branching to the west. Local institutions of the era include the Shady Grove Sanitarium just south of town and several rural congregational centers like Pleasant View Ch and Burks Branch Ch.

The landscape is deeply etched by a network of waterways, including the Little Kentucky River and Clear Creek, which likely dictated the placement of early farms and the small settlement at Mulberry. Researchers can trace old property boundaries via the Pipeline easement or locate vanished community landmarks such as the Mulberry Sch and a roadside Drive-in Theater, providing a detailed look at the social and physical infrastructure of the 1950s Bluegrass region.