Loading map...

1963 Map of Madrid

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Madrid
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Rough River Lake dominates the central landscape of this 1960s survey, its winding fingers reaching deep into the drainage basins of Peter Creek and Clifty Creek. This man-made reservoir transformed the geography of the Grayson County borderlands, creating a jagged shoreline that isolated former hilltops and established new recreational areas like the Eveleigh Public Use Area. On the higher ground above the inundation, old rural settlements like Madrid and Hardin Springs persist, connected by a network of ridge roads that link family landmarks and congregations.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, from the Antioch Ch near the map's western edge to scattered burial sites including Hudson Cem and Royalty Cem. The terrain south of the lake transitions toward the Mulberry Flats and the rising elevation of Layman Knob. This transition from the river-bottom economy to the highland communities of Little Clifty Ch illustrates the impact of mid-century water management on Kentucky's interior hill country.