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1954 Map of Savage

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Savage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Poplar Mountain dominates this mid-century landscape of south-central Kentucky, where the high ridges of the Cumberland Plateau meet the rolling farmlands of the Pennyroyal. Small rural settlements like Upchurch, Savage, and Rolan are linked by a dense network of country schools including Pikeview Sch and Concord Sch. The map reveals a community structured around its water sources and topography, from the drainage of Spring Creek to the prominent heights of Jacks Knob and Jennys Knob.

Evidence of the local economy and social life is preserved in the location of Cannons Mill and numerous hilltop houses of worship like Smith Chapel. The terrain is characterized by deep hollows such as Frost Hollow and Denney Hollow, which shaped the early paths and farmstead locations. This record captures the region just north of the Kentucky-Tennessee state line, documenting the specific locations of family cemeteries like Gwinn Cem and Craig Cem before modern development altered the rural character of Clinton and Wayne Counties.