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1954 Map of Noble

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

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Troublesome Creek winds through this section of the Kentucky coalfields, dictating the settlement patterns of Breathitt and Perry counties in the mid-1950s. The landscape is defined by its narrow hollows and numerous family-named landmarks, such as John Noble, John Carpenter, and Johnson. Local life centers on a dense network of mountain schools and churches, including Buckhorn Ch and the Toms Branch Sch, which served the scattered residents along the creek forks.

Institutional presence is notably high for this rural area, featuring the Baptist Childrens Home, the Homeplace Community Center, and the specialized Camp Robinson University of Kentucky Engineering Camp. The map also captures the postal operations at Stacy (Rowdy P O) and Ary P O, providing a clear view of the communal infrastructure before modern highway expansion and changing coal-mining technologies altered the valley's social geography.