1954 Map of Redbush

About this map

Redbush and Flatgap center this mid-century view of the Kentucky foothills, where the boundaries of Lawrence, Johnson, and Morgan Counties converge. The landscape is defined by the extensive Gas and Oil Field activities that dot the ridges and creek valleys, showing the industrial footprint of the early 1950s. Rural life is anchored by several local institutions, including Old Bethel Ch, Laurel Hill Sch, and Burchett Flat Sch, which served the dispersed populations living along the narrow bottomlands of Blaine Creek and Paint Creek. The map documents a dense network of mountain roads, including KY 172, linking small settlements like Terryville, Keaton, and Relief. For those tracing family history in this corner of the Cumberland Plateau, the topography illustrates how the steep ridges dictated the placement of homes, schools, and family cemeteries away from the larger valley floors.