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1953 Map of Howardstown

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Howardstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Rolling Fork defines the movement and settlement patterns across this Kentucky landscape, its winding course threading through the borders of Nelson, LaRue, and Marion counties. The primary village of Howardstown serves as a central hub, situated near the prominent Newton Point and the sharp ridge of Devils Backbone. The map reveals a deeply etched topography where hollows like Old Coon Hollow and Big Lick Hollow provide natural drainage toward the main river system.

Social and communal life in the early 1950s is anchored by several small rural congregations and institutions, including Beech Grove Ch, Rolling Fork Ch, and the combined Levelwood Sch and Levelwood Cem. Smaller hamlets and junctions such as Stiles, Gleanings, and the southern settlement of Attilla are connected by a network of local roads following the valley floors of Otter Creek and Sulphur Lick Creek. This survey records a period of agricultural stability before significant modern infrastructure altered the rural character of these river-valley communities.