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1953 Map of Ready

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Ready
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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Big Reedy and the surrounding drainages of Big Reedy Creek anchor this rural landscape in the mid-1950s, where the boundary lines of Edmonson, Grayson, and Butler Counties converge. The settlement pattern is defined by small upland communities and numerous local institutions, including Rabbit Flat Ch and the Independence Sch, which served the scattered farmsteads of the era. A complex network of creeks and hollows, such as Raymers Fork and Rowe Hollow, dictated the placement of early roads and homesteads.

Genealogists and local historians can find a wealth of specific family-named landmarks and civic centers, from the Woosley Cem to the Renfrow Sch. The presence of a Gas Well near Shrewsbury hints at the early industrial interests beneath the agricultural surface. This survey captures the transition between traditional rural life and modern development, documenting small locales like Windyville and Beech Grove before decades of change altered the character of the Kentucky countryside.