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1965 Map of Sideview

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Sideview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Stoner Creek and its many tributaries, including Little Stoner Creek and Cabin Creek, carve through the rolling landscape of this Central Kentucky region. This mid-1960s survey captures a transition point in rural life where small family-named locales like Wades Mill and Sewell Shop remain prominent landmarks alongside established agricultural roads. The map provides significant genealogical value, noting several rural sanctuaries such as Mt Carmel Ch, Donaldson Ch, and Goshen Ch, along with family burial sites like Prewitt Cem and French Cem.

Transport and industry are centered in the southern portion of the sheet, where the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad passes through Thomson and meets the L & E Junction. This infrastructure, coupled with the presence of a Quarry near Donaldson Road, illustrates the local economy's reliance on both the land and the rail network. The detailed marking of fence and field lines across the limestone-rich terrain offers a rare look at the mid-century farm boundaries of Clark, Bourbon, and Montgomery Counties.