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1910 Map of Princeton

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Princeton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Princeton serves as the central hub of this 1908 survey, where the Illinois Central R R branches into the Hopkinsville Line and the Memphis and Louisville Line. This rail junction defined the local economy, connecting rural Caldwell County to major regional markets. The surrounding landscape is characterized by a high density of one-room schoolhouses and country churches, reflecting a deeply localized social structure before the era of school consolidation.

Researchers will find distinctive community names such as Heathen Hill School, Silver Star School, and Black Sulphur School alongside established settlements like Farmersville and Crider. The Tradewater River forms a portion of the northeastern boundary, while the western reaches include landmarks like Caldwell Chapel and the small station at Dulaney. This documentation preserves the location of many family-named landmarks and rural institutions that shaped Western Kentucky at the dawn of the twentieth century.