1967 Map of Olney

About this map

The Tradewater River winds through the borderlands of Caldwell and Hopkins Counties, defining a landscape of narrow ridges and deep hollows. In the late 1960s, this rural area was transitioning with the construction of the Western Kentucky Parkway, which cuts east-to-west across the southern half of the map. Smaller crossroads like Olney, Lewistown, and Needmore anchor a community largely built around agriculture and early industry, evidenced by the Phelps Mine and a local Quarry.