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2016 Map of Louisville West

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Louisville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Louisville is shown here at its western and southern extents, where the city's urban grid meets the industrial and residential corridors of south Jefferson County. The landscape is defined by the heavy rail infrastructure of the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RR and a sequence of established neighborhoods including Parkland, Shively, and South Parkland. These areas are densely packed with local history markers, from the grounds of the Univ of Louisville to numerous commemorative sites such as Greenwood Cem and Saint Stephens Cem.

Southward, the terrain transitions into the more varied topography of Kenwood Hill and Round Knob, where the drainage of Big Run and Northern Ditch shapes the suburban layout. The map documents the spatial relationship between industrial centers and mid-century residential developments like Pleasure Ridge Park and Auburndale. For those researching family sites, the survey includes numerous smaller burying grounds, including Stowers Cem and Walker Cem, alongside the expansive Waverly Park.