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1965 Map of Richmond North

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Richmond North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

White Hall and Redhouse anchor this mid-1960s landscape in Madison County, where the northern edges of Richmond were beginning to expand toward the Kentucky River. The map documents a significant era of infrastructure development, most notably the path of I-75 cutting through the center of the sheet, contrasted against the older transportation routes of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Rural life is still very much present through landmarks like the Otter Creek Ch, Mt Pleasant Ch, and Kit Carson Sch.

Along the winding waters of Otter Creek, the terrain transitions from the river bluffs near Mouth of Jacks Creek to the established neighborhoods of Arlington and Hillcrest. Local social and commercial features of the time are clearly marked, including the Madison Country Club and a Drive-in Theater, providing a detailed look at the recreational and residential patterns of the Bluegrass region before later 20th-century suburbanization fully took hold.