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1952 Map of Hedges

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

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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Stoner Creek and Upper Howard Creek carve through this central Kentucky landscape, where small rural hubs and church-centered communities defined local life in the early 1950s. The area is marked by a network of family-named cemeteries such as Rupert Cem and Osborne Cem, alongside local landmarks like Old Indian Field. Strategic transportation is dominated by the Chesapeake and Ohio and Louisville and Nashville railroads, which parallel major ridges and creek beds.

Settlement patterns show a concentration of activity at crossroads like Schollsville and Pilot View. The presence of numerous small churches, including Ephesus Ch, Midway Ch, and Dunaway Ch, speaks to the importance of these sites as social anchors for the surrounding farms. The terrain is also traversed by significant industrial infrastructure, notably a prominent Pipe Line cutting across the topography south of Hedges.