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1952 Map of Junction City

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

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Junction City sits at the strategic crossing of the Southern and Louisville And Nashville railroads, serving as a hub for central Kentucky commerce in the early 1950s. The landscape is defined by the convergence of Boyle, Lincoln, and Casey counties, with the Salt River carving through the northern terrain near Wilsonville. Small family settlements and community anchors like Caldwell Ch and McDonald Ch dot the countryside, while localized aviation is represented by the Goodall Airfield just east of Shelby City.

To the south and west, the topography rises into a series of prominent knobs, including Pine Knob and Berger Knob, which overlook the winding paths of White Oak Creek and Harris Creek. This survey captures a rural economy still tightly connected to its rail lines and small-town centers like Moreland and Milledgeville, preserving the locations of numerous family burial grounds such as Gray Cem and Benedict Cem.