1950 Map of Walton

About this map

The railroad junction at Walton serves as the focal point of this 1950s survey, where the Louisville and Nashville and Southern lines intersect. The map documents the intricate network of family cemeteries and small rural congregations across the ridges of Northern Kentucky, including the Pennick-Price Cem, Byland Cem, and Grayson Cem. These burial sites, often situated on high ground above drainages like Cruises Creek and Sawyers Fork, provide a critical record for genealogists researching the local lineage of Boone, Kenton, and Grant Counties. Small crossroads communities such as Bracht and Piner are depicted with their original building footprints, showing the dispersed settlement pattern that characterized the region before later suburban expansion. The terrain is marked by the headwaters of North Fork Grassy Creek, with isolated landmarks like Goshen Ch and Carters Chapel anchoring the social geography of the era.