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1954 Map of Richardson

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Richardson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor tracks the winding course of the Levisa Fork in this mid-century survey of eastern Kentucky. Small riverside settlements such as Richardson and Whitehouse serve as anchors for a landscape defined by steep ridges and narrow hollows. The area is dense with community landmarks that speak to the local genealogy of the mid-1950s, including Belles Chapel, Borders Chapel, and the Chestnut Grove Ch.

Education and faith were central to life in the rural areas surrounding Blaine and Lowmansville, as evidenced by numerous scattered institutions like Meade Branch Sch and Lost Creek Sch. The map detail captures the proximity of these communities to the Lawrence and Johnson County line, showing how family-named branches like Stambaugh Br and Lige Hans Branch carved the geography that directed early settlement and transportation routes.