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1993 Map of Valley Station

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Valley Station
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Valley Station and the suburban reaches of Prairie Village mark the transition from the Louisville metropolitan area into the steep, dissection-prone knobs of the south. The northern edge of the map is defined by residential expansion near Waverly Hills and industrial infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal plant and various substations. As the terrain rises into the Jefferson County Memorial Forest, the landscape shifts abruptly from organized street grids to winding ridge roads such as Mitchell Hill Road and Holsclaw Hill Road.

Tracing the boundary between Jefferson County and Bullitt County, the map reveals a rugged geography of deep hollows and isolated peaks like Potato Knob and Sugarloaf Knob. Transportation corridors follow the low ground, with the Illinois Central RR and Dixie Hwy cutting through the western valley. Numerous small family burial grounds, including the Risinger Cem and Horine Cem, are tucked away in the forest, offering a genealogical record of the rural families who inhabited these ridges before the establishment of the surrounding conservation areas.