Madisonville anchors the eastern edge of this western Kentucky landscape, where the urban street grid gives way to the complex hydrology of the Pennyrile region. The map reveals a transition from the structured residential blocks of Dozier Heights and West Side Heights to the winding creek valleys of Pond Cr and Greasy Cr. This 2019 survey documents a landscape defined by significant water management and varied terrain, with the Shake Rag Hills and Mitchell Hill rising above the floodplains. Large water bodies like Lake Peewee and the Loch Mary Reservoir dominate the local geography, serving as critical infrastructure for the surrounding communities of Earlington, Richland, and Victoria. Genealogists will find a high density of documented burial sites scattered across the countryside, including the centrally located Odd Fellows Cem and more remote family or community plots such as Tapp Cem and Wicks Cem.
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1907 · Earlington
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1909 · Dawson Springs
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1909 · Earlington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1909 · Madisonville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1911 · Dawson Springs
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1912 · Nortonville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Hanson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Nortonville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Madisonville East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Evansville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000