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1983 Map of Newport

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Newport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Ohio River serves as the central artery for this 1980s landscape, where the urban expansion of Cincinnati meets the established communities of Northern Kentucky. The map documents a dense network of river-oriented infrastructure, including the Cincinnati Municipal Airport (Lunken Field) situated in the floodplains of the Little Miami River. Across the water, the Kentucky shoreline is defined by the high-elevation residential developments of Fort Thomas and Highland Heights, contrasted with the industrial and rail corridors of Newport and Covington along the Licking River.

Social and religious history is visible in the numerous institutions dotting the hills, such as the St Ursula Convent and Academy and the sprawling Evergreen Cemetery. Transportation remains a dominant theme, with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad tracking the riverbank while modern interstate exchanges begin to reshape the older neighborhoods of Southgate and Wilder. This survey captures the region just as suburban growth was pushing further south into Cold Spring and Taylor Mill.