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1951 Map of Lewisburg

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Lewisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Lewisburg serves as the primary hub in this early 1950s survey of north-central Logan County, anchored by the Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Mud River and its numerous tributaries, including Clifty Creek and Elk Creek, which carved deep valleys into the terrain. Smaller rural centers like Epleys, Edwards, and the curiously named Lost City dot the ridges and hollows, connected by a network of unimproved roads and light-duty routes.

Evidence of a deeply rooted community is found in the distribution of family-named schools and churches, such as Thompson Sch and Kimmey Chapel Cem. The inclusion of Oil Wells near the northern boundary and multiple pipe line segments suggests a local extraction economy operating alongside traditional agriculture. Topographic details reveal the transition from the upland flats near Danby to the more dissected drainage basins of the Barren Fork Creek in the south.