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1954 Map of Park City

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Park City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Mammoth Cave National Park anchors the northwestern corner of this mid-century survey, where the rugged terrain of The Knobs meets the rolling agricultural lands of Barren, Edmonson, and Warren counties. The landscape is defined by its complex karst topography, evident in the numerous sinkholes and the winding courses of Little Sinking Creek and Sinking Creek. The primary hub is Park City, a vital junction for the Louisville and Nashville railroad and the historic Dixie Highway.

Rural life in the 1950s is meticulously documented through local landmarks such as Diamond Caverns and numerous country churches like Loving Spring Ch and Walnut Hill Ch. Small settlements such as Bon Ayr and Merry Oaks are shown along the Memorial Highway, while scattered oil wells and a Quarry suggest the local extractive industries of the era. Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped family cemeteries, including Zion Cem and Mayfield Cem.