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1970 Map of Frankfort East

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Frankfort East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The capital city of Frankfort serves as the hub of this 1970 survey, where the winding Kentucky River and its sharp bends at Trumbo Bottom and Big Eddy define the local topography. This era shows a growing urban footprint expanding into residential areas like Indian Hills and Bon Air Hills, while institutional landmarks such as Ky State College, the Penitentiary, and the Frankfort State Hospital and School occupy significant portions of the riverside landscape.

Beyond the city limits, the map captures the transition to the Bluegrass countryside, characterized by the confluence of the North Fork Elkhorn Creek and South Fork Elkhorn Creek at Forks of Elkhorn. Local history is preserved through rural anchors like the Macedonia Ch and Forks of Elkhorn Ch, alongside the industrial presence at Millville and the thoroughfares of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Leestown Pike.