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1951 Map of Mount Washington

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Mount Washington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Mount Washington serves as the primary hub of this landscape, situated at the intersection of several regional routes including Bardstown Road. The terrain is deeply carved by the meandering Floyds Fork, which snakes through the central portion of the map before its waters eventually meet the Salt River near Smithville. This 1951 record captures the area just as the Jefferson and Bullitt County line was being formally positioned by local planning commissions.

Local life is anchored by numerous small community markers, such as Bethel Church and the Lovvorn School. Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds scattered across the ridges and hollows, including the Gentry, Showalter, and Markwell cemeteries. Smaller settlements like Fairmount and Thixton appear in the northern reaches, connected by winding rural paths like Whittaker Road.