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1952 Map of Rockport

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Rockport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Rockport anchors the riverfront in the early 1950s, serving as a hub where the Southern railroad meets the wide arc of the Ohio River. This survey reveals a landscape shaped by both early industry and local community, featuring numerous Oil Wells scattered near Rock Hill and the prominent Coal Knobs rising above the bottomlands. For local historians, the sheet is dense with markers of civic life, from the Lincoln Pioneer Village and the County Infirmary on the outskirts of the main settlement to small rural schools like Silverdale Sch.

Transitioning from the fertile river valley into the broken terrain of Grass and Hammond townships, the map documents a network of long-established family and community sites. Prominent landmarks such as Union Chapel, St Bernard Cem, and Shiloh Ch provide critical reference points for genealogical research, while defunct industrial sites like Lake Mill hint at the area's agricultural processing history along the Lake Drain.