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1954 Map of New Castle

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of New Castle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

New Castle serves as a prominent focal point in this 1950s survey of Henry County, exhibiting a landscape defined by its rolling creek valleys and well-established agricultural infrastructure. The topography is intricately carved by waterways like Timber Creek, White Sulphur Fork, and Jackson Creek, which drain toward the Little Kentucky River in the southwest corner. The area demonstrates a clear social and civic structure, anchored by the Central High Sch and several country cemeteries and churches such as Mt Gilead Ch.

Industrial and recreational developments are also evident, from the Louisville and Nashville railroad line cutting through the terrain to the Henry County Rod and Gun Club Lake and Eminence Lake. The transition from the rural village of Sulphur in the north to the more developed area around Eminence in the south illustrates the mid-century settlement patterns of central Kentucky, where ridge-top roads and valley-bottom farms defined the local economy.