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1960 Map of Kosmosdale

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Kosmosdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Ohio River carves a deep valley through this 1960 survey, separating the high, wooded ridges of Harrison County, Indiana, from the expanding residential and industrial corridors of Jefferson County, Kentucky. On the Kentucky side, the postwar growth of Valley Station and Valley Gardens is evident, centered along the Dixie Highway and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The landscape is a mix of small-town institutions and heavy infrastructure, including the Watson Lane Sch, several churches like Ashby Lane Ch, and industrial sites such as the Sewage Disposal and Filtration Plant.

To the south, the map transitions into the northern reaches of the Fort Knox Military Reservation, where the terrain becomes more dramatic at Pauley Gap. Notable landmarks such as the Drive-In Theater near Orell and the river-oriented village of Kosmosdale illustrate the cultural and economic life of the era. On the Indiana shore, the steep slopes of McHarry Hill and Elizabeth offer a rural contrast, punctuated by family cemeteries like the Colvin Cem and Mill Creek Cem.