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1912 Map of Nortonville

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Nortonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Pond River and its labyrinthine swampy lowlands carve a clear boundary between Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Christian counties in this pre-World War I survey. The landscape is defined by a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, where the Louisville and Nashville RR and the Illinois Central RR intersect at Nortonville. This junction served as a vital hub for the region's movement of goods and people.

Beyond the rail lines, the map reveals a community structured around small-scale industry and local gathering points like Haileys Mill and Sharbers Store. Numerous country schools such as Clement School and Dillingham School are scattered across the hills, alongside landmark river crossings like Jethro Ford. The terrain transitions from the broader valleys of Drakes Creek to the prominent heights of Atkinson Hills, showing a region still deeply reliant on its river-and-rail economy.