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1951 Map of Louisville East

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

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Louisville is captured in a period of significant post-war expansion, with the suburban density of the Highlands and St Matthews giving way to emerging residential developments like the Knopp Subdivision and Strathmoor Village. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the South Fork Beargrass Creek and its many tributaries, which weave through established institutions such as Bellarmine College and Ursuline College.

Major transportation hubs ground the map, with the industrial presence of the Louisville & Nashville railroad and the U S Army Medical Depot contrasting with the civil aviation sites of Standiford Field and Bowman Field. Genealogists will find exceptional value in the detailed plotting of vast memorial grounds, including Cave Hill Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery, alongside numerous community churches like St Bartholomew Sch and Smyrna.