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1959 Map of Pinson

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Pinson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor anchors this survey, tracing a path through Jones Valley and past the distinctive terrain of The Narrows. By the late 1950s, the landscape around Pinson (Mt Pinson Sta) and Palmerdale (Palmers Sta) still reflects its industrial and agricultural roots, with numerous Gravel Pit sites and a Strip Mine scattered among the ridges of Sand Mountain.

Significant residential expansion is visible toward the south, where the purple-tinted urban updates of the 1970s highlight the rapid growth of neighborhoods like Centercrest, Larkwood, and Woodaire Estates near Center Point. Educational and social hubs such as the Chalkville Sch and the State Training Sch are documented alongside local landmarks like the Drive-in Theater. This map captures a suburban transition in Jefferson County, where rural settlements like Crosston and Bradford (Dixiana PO) begin to meet the outward reach of regional development.