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1931 Map of Hardinsburg

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Hardinsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The county seat of Hardinsburg serves as the focal point of this 1928 survey, showing a landscape defined by deeply incised hollows and a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure. The Louisville and Nashville railroad cuts across the terrain, linking the bustling junction at Irvington with the surrounding agricultural settlements. This era captures the height of the district school system, with dozens of family and community-named institutions such as Giltedge Sch, Arnold Sch, and Walnut Grove Sch peppered throughout the hills.

Along the winding course of Sinking Creek, the map identifies industrial sites like Clifton Mills and the Gar Rook Mine, alongside geographic landmarks like Dents Bridge. The prominence of religious centers such as Mt Merino Ch and Ephesus Ch highlights the social fabric of the Kentucky countryside during this period. The intricate contour work by surveyors under Willard Rouse Jillson reveals the complex drainage patterns of Yellowbank Creek and various hollows like Deadhorse Hollow.