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1951 Map of Roaring Spring

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Roaring Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Roaring Spring and La Fayette anchor this 1951 survey of the borderlands between Kentucky and Tennessee. The landscape is defined by the significant expansion of the Fort Campbell Military Reservation, which occupies much of the southern and western portions of the quadrangle. Within the military boundaries, numerous structures are marked simply as ruins, indicating the displacement of earlier rural homesteads as the base expanded during the mid-20th century.

Outside the reservation, the map preserves a detailed record of agricultural life along Casey Creek and the Little River. Small family cemeteries like Dawson Cem and Gary Cem are scattered across the rolling terrain, alongside local landmarks such as Corinth Ch and the Sharon Chapel Sch. The transition from civilian to military use is starkly represented by features like the Firing Range and Airstrip, situated just south of the established road networks of Caudle Road and La Fayette Road.