1950 Map of Owenton

About this map

Owenton serves as the focal point for this mid-century portrait of Owen County, where the town's street grid sits atop a high ridge surrounded by a complex network of drainages. This survey captures a rural landscape defined by narrow ridgeline roads and numerous small family burial grounds, such as the Duvall and Steger Cem and Franks Cem. The topography is particularly dissected, with Big Twin Creek and Stevens Creek carving deep valleys between agricultural uplands. Evidence of local community life is found in small named nodes like Sweet Owen and Long Ridge, as well as several country churches including Concord Ch and Pleasant Ridge Ch. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the terrain drops toward Hallam, near the site of the Pauper Cem, illustrating the distributed nature of early Kentucky settlements.