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1952 Map of Means

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Means
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Jeffersonville and Means serve as the primary hubs in this early 1950s survey of the eastern Kentucky landscape, where the flatlands of the Slate Creek valley meet the rising slopes of the Cumberland National Forest. The map documents a rural society built around community anchors like Easter Ch and Old Salem Ch, alongside several local schoolhouses including Wills Sch and Willoughby Sch.

The southern half of the quadrangle is defined by steep, wooded terrain and narrow hollows such as Gibson Hollow and Napier Hollow, punctuated by high points like Johnson Knob and Chimney Rocks. The presence of numerous Gas Wells throughout the Menifee Co and Powell Co border areas indicates the burgeoning energy extraction industry of the era, while the newly formed Sid Calk Lake provides a major water feature in the rugged western hills.