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1954 Map of New Castle

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of New Castle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

New Castle, the Henry County seat, sits atop a network of branching creek valleys that define the local geography in the mid-1950s. The landscape is marked by the headwaters of several drainages, including White Sulphur Fork, Emily Run, and the winding Fallen Timber Creek. South of the county seat, the community of Eminence borders the southern edge of the survey, featuring Eminence Lake and contributing to a corridor of local growth.

Social and civic life is anchored by landmarks like Mt Gilead Ch and Central High Sch, while more specialized land uses appear in the form of a Golf Course, a Landing Strip, and the Henry County Rod and Gun Club Lake. The mapping reveals a transition between established town centers and the rural uplands surrounding Town Creek and the Little Kentucky River, capturing the era just as suburban expansions began to be recorded in later revisions.