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1912 Map of Kosmosdale

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Kosmosdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

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The Ohio River carves a deep valley through this 1912 landscape, separating the high bluffs of southern Indiana from the developing outskirts of Louisville. On the Kentucky side, a network of infrastructure is evident, from the Illinois Central R. R. and L. and N. R. R. lines to the Electric Railroad extending toward Shively. The southern portion of the sheet reveals the complex topography of the Knobs, where family-named peaks like Moremens Hill and Miller Hill rise above rural communities like Medora and Kosmosdale.

Genealogists can trace a dense network of country institutions, including the Wesley Chapel, Knob Creek Church, and numerous rural schoolhouses such as Mill Creek School and Nichols School. Along the riverbanks, river-based commerce is marked by Stewarts Landing and Gravel Landing. The contrast between the grid-iron growth of Highland Park and the isolated settlements like Rosewood or Cupio illustrates the transition from urban expansion to the difficult terrain of the river hills.