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1952 Map of Panola

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Panola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Kentucky River cuts across the northern edge of this landscape, where the Louisville and Nashville River corridor connects the small rail-side communities of the early 1950s. The terrain is defined by the sharp divide between the Madison Co and Estill Co boundary, with the western portion dominated by the winding path of Drowning Creek. This survey captures a rural network of schoolhouses and family cemeteries that served the dispersed population, including Amerina Sch, Muddie Sch, and Sand Hill Sch.

Settlements like Rice Station and Panola sit along the drainage of Crooked Creek, illustrating a classic Appalachian foothills development pattern where homes and small farms clustered in narrow valley floors. Landforms such as Lily Mountain and Big Round Mtn provided natural barriers between these hollows, while established landmarks like Witt Springs Ch and Cedar Grove Ch functioned as the primary social anchors for these isolated Kentucky hill communities.