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1956 Map of Kent

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Kent
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Fourteenmile Creek and its winding tributaries, including Caney Fork and Little Fork, define the landscape of southern Jefferson County in the mid-1950s. The settlement at Kent serves as a local hub near the Landon Cem and Kent Cem, while the Baltimore and Ohio RR cuts through the southwestern corner near Lexington. This era of rural Indiana life is marked by a network of country churches and schools that anchored these farming communities, such as Sharon Hill Ch and the Pleasant Point Sch.

Subterranean features like Morris Cave and Big Springs Cave suggest the karst topography underlying the region's woods and pastures. Small hamlets such as Swanville and Welcome appear alongside established family landmarks like Slippery Point Cem and White River Cem. The map provides a detailed view of the borderlands between Graham, Republican, and Hanover townships before modern developments altered these traditional rural boundaries.