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1957 Map of Pleasant Green Hill

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Pleasant Green Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Hopkinsville anchors the southeastern corner of this landscape, where the Jeff Davis Highway cuts through the rolling terrain of Christian County. The map documents a period of significant growth and infrastructure updates, with purple revisions from the late 1980s and early 1990s overlaid on the original 1950s topography. This temporal layering reveals the expansion of the city limits near Allen Grove and the development of facilities like the Jennie Stuart Memorial Hospital and the Radio Tower (WHOP).

Away from the urban center, the countryside is defined by the winding paths of the Sinking Fork and Muddy Fork. A dense network of community landmarks provides rich detail for local history, including Sinking Fork Sch and numerous country churches such as Palestine Ch and West Mt Zoar Ch. Rural life is further mapped through small family and community burial grounds, from the Fuller Cem in the north to the Green Hill Memorial Gardens (Cemetery) near the Gordons settlement.