1961 Map of Guston

About this map

Brandenburg serves as the focal point for this Meade County landscape, where the Ohio River hills meet the sinkhole-dotted uplands of the Pennyroyal Plateau. The early 1960s layout reveals a distinct pattern of small agricultural hubs such as Ekron, Midway, and Guston linked by an extensive network of early corridors like the Louisville and Nashville Road and Nashville Road. For the local historian, the map documents essential community centers including New Highland Ch, Salem Ch, and the County High Sch. The presence of the Louisville and Nashville railroad line and features like the County Fairground and Brandenburg Station highlight the era's transport and social infrastructure. An interesting industrial detail is preserved with the marking of an Oil Well near the center of the sheet, set among the numerous depressions and ponds characteristic of the regional karst topography.