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1961 Map of Lancaster

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Lancaster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Lancaster serves as the focal point of this Central Kentucky landscape, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor intersects with a network of established local thoroughfares. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Dix River and its numerous tributaries, including White Oak Creek and Turkey Creek. This mid-century survey illustrates a rural social fabric built around small crossroads communities and family-named landmarks, such as Hyattsville and Point Leavell.

Of particular interest to historians is the presence of the Wilderness Road, tracing a historic path through the region. The map meticulously records the locations of numerous country churches and schools, including Gilberts Creek Ch and West Point Sch, which anchored these scattered settlements. Small cemeteries like the Ashlock Cem and Goshen Cem are noted across the hills, offering valuable spatial data for genealogical research into the families of Garrard and Lincoln Counties.