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1954 Map of Leitchfield

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Leitchfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Leitchfield serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by the intersection of the Illinois Central railroad and a network of rural schoolhouses and churches. The map captures a moment in the mid-1950s when small community centers like Black Rock and Sadler remained distinct, and local education was still decentralized among numerous neighborhood facilities such as Burtle Grove Sch and Rogers Springs Sch. Notable landmarks include the County Home and several Quarries, indicating the local economic and social infrastructure of the era.

The topography transitions from the urban center of the county seat into the dissected plateau of the Pennyroyal Plateau, marked by features like Day Cliffs and the winding course of Bear Creek. Genealogists will find high value in the placement of family-named cemeteries and rural congregations, including Taylor Chapel Church and Freedom Ch, which anchored these upland farming communities before further modernization.