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1952 Map of Honey Grove

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Honey Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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The headwaters of the Pond River and the South Fork Little River define this rural landscape on the border of Christian and Todd Counties in the early 1950s. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of country schools and churches that served small agrarian communities, including Fearsville, Honey Grove, and Britmart. Significant landmarks like Pine Knob and Pilot Rock provide topographical orientation above the winding paths of Buck Creek and Coney Creek.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of family-named cemeteries such as Martin Cem, Weathers Cem, and O'Daniel Cem, alongside local education centers like Lacy Sch and Shiloh Sch. The presence of Turnpike Hollow and Jones Hollow suggests established transit corridors through the hills, while the distribution of numerous small churches, including Pleasant Hill Ch and Vaughn Grove Ch, highlights the decentralized social structure of this Kentucky region during the mid-century.