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1952 Map of Keene

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Keene
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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Clear Creek winds through the central portion of this landscape, carving a deep valley through the limestone-rich terrain south of Pinckard. In the early 1950s, this area of Jessamine County was characterized by small agricultural clusters and crossroad settlements such as Keene and Dixon Town. The topography is notably defined by its drainage patterns, including Sinking Creek and the East Fork, which feed into the larger creek systems that have shaped the rural development of the region.

Genealogists can identify localized landmarks like Mt Pleasant Sch and several small churches and cemeteries, such as the one at Ebenezer. Farther south, the terrain descends toward Clover Bottom, where the network of unimproved roads and light-duty paths illustrates the rural connectivity of the era. The presence of a Quarry near the western border hints at the local extraction industry that complemented the dominant agrarian lifestyle in this portion of the Kentucky Bluegrass.