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1952 Map of Owingsville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Owingsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Owingsville serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey of the Bath County landscape, situated along the historic Midland Trail. The terrain is defined by a dense network of winding waterways, including the prominent Slate Creek and Flat Creek, which carve through the region's characteristic ridges and valleys. Small rural settlements like Bethel and Reynoldsville anchor the northern and central portions of the sheet, reflecting a traditional Kentucky pattern of ridge-top and valley-floor habitation.

Genealogists will find significant value in the scattered local landmarks, such as Mt Pleasant Ch and White Oak Ch, alongside numerous family-named burial sites including Hendricks Cem, Shields Cem, and Warner Cem. The map captures a moment before major highway modernization, preserving the older road alignments and physical features like Tunnel Hill and Prickly Ash Creek that have historically shaped movement through this part of the Bluegrass State.