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1956 Map of Hopkinsville

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Hopkinsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Hopkinsville serves as the bustling Christian County seat in the mid-1950s, its urban grid and industrial presence anchored by the Louisville and Nashville and Tennessee Central railroads. The town's social and educational landscape is clearly marked by Bethel College and several local institutions like Morningside Sch and the High Sch, while the sprawling grounds of the Western State Hospital dominate the area to the east.

The surrounding countryside transitions into a network of small agricultural settlements and family-named landmarks. Rural life is centered around a dense distribution of country churches, including Highland Chapel, Little River Ch, and Big Walnut Grove Ch. The winding course of the Little River and its South Fork provide the primary drainage for the undulating terrain, punctuated by small communities like Casky and Masonville that define the local geography outside the main city limits.