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1991 Map of Fort Knox

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Fort Knox
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Fort Knox Military Reservation dominates this 1991 landscape, illustrating the complex overlap of 20th-century military infrastructure and older Kentucky settlements. Centered on the sprawling base and its Godman Army Airfield, the map reveals a high density of residential quarters such as Gaffey Heights and Prichard Place, contrasted against the preserved terrain of McClelland Branch and Hooker Mountain. To the north, the town of West Point sits at the strategic confluence of the Salt River and the Ohio River.

A notable pattern of early land use persists despite the military expansion, evidenced by the numerous small family burial grounds scattered across the reservation, including Geoghegan Cem, Wilkerson Cem, and Burcham Cem. These sites, along with the Illinois Central Gulf RR following the Muldraugh Ridge, provide a clear record of the area's pre-military geography and the early transportation networks that once linked communities like Howard and Muldraugh.