1953 Map of Summer Shade

About this map

Summer Shade sits at the southern end of a landscape defined by deep-set stream valleys and narrow ridges in Metcalfe and Barren Counties. During the early 1950s, this area of south-central Kentucky supported a decentralized network of rural communities such as Randolph, Goodluck, and Evansville. The map documents a high density of local schools and churches that served as social anchors for these hollows, including Cedar Hill Sch, Hickory College Ch, and Missionary Mound Ch. Geologic features like Cave Ridge and Harvey Cave indicate the region's karst topography, where drainage from Falling Timber Creek and Clay Lick Creek feeds into the South Fork Little Barren River. The presence of many family cemeteries, including the Perkins Cem and Branstetter Cem, offers significant genealogical detail for researchers tracing families between the Glover Creek and Rogers Creek watersheds.