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1934 Map of Salt Lick

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Salt Lick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Licking River meanders across this Depression-era landscape, forming a natural boundary for Bath, Fleming, Rowan, and Menifee counties. The central corridor is defined by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and U S Highway No 60, which connect the commercial hubs of Salt Lick, Midland, and Farmers. This infrastructure fostered a network of small settlements and river crossings like Moores Ferry, while the interior ridges remained dotted with community anchors such as Arnold Chapel Sch and Fairview Ch.

The landscape south of the river rises toward Mt Olympus and Carrington Rock, where the terrain is marked by numerous family-named hollows and isolated schools like White Sulphur Sch and Blue Grove Sch. The presence of Iles Mill and various station stops like Midland Sta illustrates a rural economy transitioning from early river-based industry to rail-and-road transport, providing a detailed look at northeastern Kentucky before modern reforestation changed the character of these highlands.