Uniontown sits at a prominent bend in the Ohio River, serving as a focal point for this river-bottom landscape in the early twenty-first century. The map documents the intricate hydrology of the region, where the river's path is marked by features like Slim Island, Towhead Island, and the wide curve of Mississippi Bend. Inland, the terrain is defined by a network of wetlands and drainage patterns, including Hovey Lake, Dry Lake, and the meandering Rattle Slough. Local road names like Union Ferry Rd and Hamilton Mine Rd hint at the historical transportation and extractive industries that shaped Union County. For those tracing local heritage, the map clearly identifies both Uniontown Cemetery and Saint Agnes Cemetery, along with several family-named roads and rural crossings that have persisted through generations of agricultural change.
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1905 · New Haven
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · New Haven
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Morganfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Shawneetown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1917 · Uniontown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1949 · New Haven
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Morganfield
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Waverly
USGS Topo · 1:24,000