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1928 Map of New Castle

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of New Castle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

The hills and ridges of New Castle and Eminence dominate this 1928 survey of the Kentucky landscape. This area, spanning the border of Henry and Shelby County, is defined by a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure. The Louisville and Nashville railroad serves as a primary artery, connecting stops like Hill Spring Sta and Pleasureville while facilitating the transport of local agricultural goods.

A striking density of country schools and churches—such as Gilgal Sch, Russell Sch, and the Point Pleasant Ch—indicates a closely-knit rural society before the era of school consolidation. The terrain is deeply carved by the Kentucky River and its tributaries, including Drennon Creek and Sixmile Creek, which dictated the winding paths of the Nashville Pike and Louisville Pike. Interesting local landmarks like Old Pleasureville North Pleasureville PO provide a look into the shifting postal and settlement patterns of the late 1920s.