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1954 Map of Lola

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Lola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Lola and Hampton serve as the primary nodes of settlement in this mid-century portrait of the Kentucky landscape. The area is defined by a dense network of country institutions, including Bethel Ch, Hopewell Ch, and Old Salem Ch, which anchored the rural communities of Livingston and Crittenden counties. Educational centers such as Oak Grove Sch and Threlkeld Sch are spaced across the terrain, reflecting the localized social structure of the era.

Industrial activity is evident through numerous extraction sites, many already marked as defunct by the time of the 1954 field check. The May Mines (Aband), Sun-dance Mines (Aband), and several unnamed abandoned mines suggest a shift away from former mineral extraction. Waterways like Deer Creek and Flatlick Creek carve through the topography, with Canada Bridge providing a key crossing point for local travel between family-named sites like Jammison Hill and Wilson Bluff.