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1952 Map of Hanson

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Hanson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Slaughtersville and the surrounding Hopkins County countryside are defined by a complex landscape of drainage and early industrial activity. The Louisville and Nashville railroad serves as the primary corridor for commerce, cutting through the terrain where the Webster and Hopkins county line divides the northern reaches. The area is characterized by numerous small family and community burial grounds, such as Crabtree Cem, Gooch Cem, and Mt Zion Cem, which provide significant genealogical touchstones for the region.

Energy extraction is evident throughout the landscape, with numerous Oil Wells peppered across the valleys near Otter Creek and Deer Creek. The presence of the County Farm and a network of country churches like Old Salem Ch and New Hope Ch indicates a well-established rural social structure. This 1950s survey captures the region just as these traditional agricultural and early oil-extracting patterns were firmly established.