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1953 Map of Ready

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Ready
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Big Reedy Creek and its many winding tributaries carve through the heart of this landscape at the intersection of Edmonson, Grayson, and Butler Counties. The settlement pattern is defined by hilltop communities and small hollows, where local life centered around a dense network of country schoolhouses and churches. Locations like Rabbit Flat and Windyville serve as central points for rural families, supported by institutions such as Hays Sch and Rabbit Flat Ch.

The presence of scattered family burial grounds, including the Woosley Cem and Preston Cem, provides significant detail for genealogical research in this part of Kentucky. The map also documents industrial and agricultural features, such as a Gas Well near Shrewsbury, showing the early integration of resource extraction into the traditional farming economy. From the banks of Sunfish Creek to the community at Big Reedy, the sheet captures a rural society organized around small-scale infrastructure and natural waterways.