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1960 Map of Paris West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Paris West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Paris serves as the focal point for this Monroe County survey, situated where the Norfolk and Western line crosses the agricultural landscape. The township is deeply defined by the winding paths of the Middle Fork Salt River and the Elk Fork Salt River, which create a complex network of timbered bluffs and creek bottoms. This 1960s-era landscape remains predominantly rural, anchored by local institutions like St Francis Cabrini Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and the Sanford Sch.

A notable landmark is the Union Covered Bridge State Park, preserving a rare piece of nineteenth-century engineering across the Elk Fork. The map also records several family and community burial sites, including McKinney Cem and Union Cem. Cultural markers of the mid-century era appear in the form of a Drive-in Theater west of Paris, while industrial activity is represented by a Quarry located near the river bend.