1956 Map of Kent

About this map

Kent and Lexington anchor this mid-century look at the borderlands of Scott and Jefferson Counties, where the drainage of Fourteenmile Creek and Caney Fork carves through the Indiana landscape. The settlement pattern is defined by small agricultural hubs and a network of rural institutions that served these scattered farmsteads. Local history is preserved in the numerous cemeteries dotting the hills, such as Slippery Point Cem and Blankenship Cem, alongside country churches like New Bethel Ch. Natural landmarks like Morris Cave and the Big Springs area suggest a karst topography common to this region of Southern Indiana. The presence of Pleasant Point Sch and the community at Swanville show a landscape of established crossroads connected by the winding routes of Ind. 256 and Ind. 356.