1953 Map of Raywick

About this map

Raywick sits at a strategic bend in the Rolling Fork, where the river's meandering course creates distinctive features like Horseshoe Bend. During this era of the early 1950s, the landscape was a mix of wooded uplands and fertile bottomlands defined by local industry and Catholic heritage, seen in the presence of the St Francis Xavier (Cath) church in Raywick and the nearby settlement of Saint Francis. The agricultural character of the region is punctuated by a Distillery along the river, while rural life is anchored by several local institutions including Highview Sch and Mt Washington Sch. Further south, Scotts Millen Ridge rises above the valley, and the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks cut through the northeast corner, facilitating the movement of goods and passengers through this part of Marion County.