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1952 Map of Mayfield

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Mayfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Mayfield serves as the focal point of this Graves County survey, showing a well-established agricultural and transportation hub during the early 1950s. The Illinois Central Railroad cuts diagonally through the landscape, linking settlements like Pryorsburg, Wingo, and Stubblefield. This rail corridor supported a diverse local economy, evidenced by the presence of a Clay Mine and several Gravel Pits scattered near Cuba. The map captures a high density of rural social infrastructure, including the County Farm and the Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station west of the city center.

Water management is reflected in features such as Sutherland Lake and Foster Pond, which provide drainage into the extensive network of Mayfield Creek and its many branches. The southern portion of the map transitions toward the Tennessee border, where the terrain becomes more defined by the Divide near Farmington. Numerous family-named cemeteries such as Rozzell Cem and Smyrna Cem are documented alongside community landmarks like Macedonia Ch and New Liberty Ch.