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1953 Map of Munfordville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Munfordville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Green River meanders sharply through the heart of Hart County, creating dramatic topographic bends like Lowlar Bend and Row Bend before reaching the historic crossing at Munfordville. This mid-century landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Louisville and Nashville railroad and the Dixie Highway, which parallel one another through Bonnieville and past the high ground of Dividing Ridge.

Rural life is anchored by a dense network of country churches and schools, such as Mt Beulah Ch, Pleasant Hill Ch, and Euclid Sch. Evidence of the region's historical significance is preserved at the Civil War Monument near the river, while the northern uplands show early petroleum exploration with several Oil Wells scattered near Priceville. From the heights of Town Knob to the depths of Sinking Creek, the map details a community tied to both the river economy and the evolving transport corridors of the 1950s.