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1953 Map of Lodiburg

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Lodiburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Union Star and Lodiburg anchor this mid-century portrait of Breckinridge County, where the landscape is defined by the sharp transition from wooded ridges to the winding bottomlands of Sinking Creek. The Louisville and Nashville corridor cuts across the southern portion of the quadrangle, serving the small communities of Sample and Lodiburg. This era shows a rural network of family-named landmarks and local institutions, including the Frymire Sch and Dry Valley Ch.

Genealogical researchers will find significant value in the distribution of family cemeteries such as Shelman Cem and Bruner Cem, often tucked near topographic features like Bruner Ridge or Argabright Hollow. The northern boundary is marked by Yellowbank Creek and Flint Run, where the terrain becomes increasingly dissected by hollows such as Prather Hollow and Newhope Hollow. A single Quarry near Mystic points to the local extraction industry during this period of Kentucky’s agricultural and industrial development.