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1972 Map of Springfield

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Springfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The county seat of Springfield serves as the central hub for this 1970s survey of central Kentucky, where the Louisville and Nashville tracks intersect with a network of rural settlements. The map documents several historically Black communities and family-named enclaves including Jimtown, Briartown, Simstown, and Thompsonville. To the north, Lincoln Homestead State Park marks the landscape near the winding course of the Beech Fork river.

Religious and educational landmarks are prominent throughout the Washington County countryside, from St Dominics Cem and the County High Sch in town to rural outposts like Hardins Chapel and St Rose Ch. The infrastructure of the early 1970s is well-defined, showing the Springfield Reservoir, the local Drive-in Theater, and aviation facilities like Arnolds Airport and the Lebanon-Springfield Airport.