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1965 Map of Shelbyville

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Shelbyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Shelbyville serves as the central hub of this mid-century Kentucky landscape, showing a period of transition as the town expands into suburbs like Middletown Heights and Snow Hill. The infrastructure of the era is clearly visible, from the Filtration Plant and Sewage Disposal to the winding course of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Outside the urban center, the terrain is defined by the meandering Clear Creek and the reservoir at Guist Creek Lake, which features a prominent spillway.

Genealogists will find value in the documentation of the Saffell Calvary Cem and other smaller burial sites, along with the locations of rural schools like High Sch and local landmarks like the County Infirmary. Smaller named points such as Veachland and Hooper highlight the older settlement patterns that persisted even as modern developments like the Pipeline and new road networks began to reshape Shelby County.