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1965 Map of Lexington East

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Lexington East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Lexington expands eastward into the Bluegrass landscape on this 1965 survey, updated with 1988 data to show the suburban transformation of Fayette County. The map details a dense network of neighborhoods including Ashland Park, Chevy Chase, and Kenwood, alongside institutional landmarks like Eastern State Hospital and Transylvania University. The landscape is defined by the transition from the historic city core to established country estates and horse country, evidenced by the Lexington Country Club and Idle Hour Country Club.

Transport corridors like the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the newly developed New Circle Road highway system illustrate the era's shift toward automobile-centric growth. Rural life persists on the periphery in hamlets like Muir and Cadentown, while the North Fork Elkhorn Creek and its tributaries provide the natural drainage for this undulating limestone plateau. Significant local history sites, such as Bryan Station Ch, sit nestled among burgeoning residential developments like Thoroughbred Acres and Hermitage Hills.