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1961 Map of Russellville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Russellville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Russellville serves as the primary hub in this portion of Brown County, where the intersection of several historic routes like the Russellville Winchester Road anchors the local commerce. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Straight Creek and Redoak Creek, which carve through the plateau to create prominent landforms like Hillman Ridge and Pisgah Ridge. Southward, the terrain descends toward the Ohio River, where the historic John Rankin Home stands overlooking the water near Ripley.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high density of burial grounds, including Old Russellville Cem, Linwood Cem, and the family-named Hillman Ridge Cem. The transition from rural agriculture to early 1960s infrastructure is evident in the presence of the State Agricultural Experiment Sta and the survival of a Covered Bridge over Straight Creek, marking a period before modern highway bridges became universal in the region.