1953 Map of Spurlington

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Muldraugh Hill dominates the center of this 1953 survey, creating a topographical divide between the drainages of the Rolling Fork to the north and Pitman Creek to the south. This area in Taylor and Marion Counties is characterized by a dense network of local schools and churches that served the rural agricultural communities before mid-century consolidation. Small settlements like Jessietown, Finley, and Spurlington are connected by the winding routes that follow the valley floors, while the Louisville and Nashville railroad cuts through the eastern terrain.