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1968 Map of Sutherland

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Sutherland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Owensboro expands south in the late 1960s, showing a suburban landscape where educational institutions like Kentucky Wesleyan College and the County High Sch meet rural farmland. The northern edge of the map is dense with civic landmarks, including Legion Park and Rose Hill Cem, while the southern reaches transition into the broad floodplains of Jackson Flats. This area is defined by the winding course of Panther Creek and its many forks, which historically shaped the placement of outlying communities.

Transportation corridors such as the Louisville and Nashville railroad line and the Beltline facilitate movement between established settlements like Sutherland and Masonville. Small country churches, such as St Anthonys Ch in Browns Valley and Sugar Grove Ch near the South Fork Panther Creek, serve as anchors for genealogists tracing family roots through these rural Daviess County townships. The landscape also reflects mid-century recreation with the Drive-in Theater and Drag Strip located just south of the city core.