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1954 Map of Holland

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Holland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Holland serves as a central hub in this mid-century survey of the rural landscape where Kentucky meets Tennessee. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Barren River, which carves a deep loop at Jewsharp Bend, and a dense network of smaller waterways like Long Creek, Pinchgut Creek, and Rhoden Creek. These creek valleys dictating the placement of early settlements and family farms, with several small communities clustered around rural institutions such as the Oak Forest Sch and Mt Gilead Ch.

Social life in the 1950s was anchored by numerous country churches and one-room schools, including New Salem Ch, Red Hill Ch, and the Maysville Sch. The southern edge of the map traces the Allen Co Macon Co boundary, where the topography transitions into the hollows of Hanging Rock Hol and Emma Cook Hol. The survey captures a moment of established rural life before modern development altered the distribution of these small upland communities.