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1961 Map of Walton

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Walton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Walton and its surrounding farming communities are captured here in 1961, situated at the converging corners of Boone, Kenton, and Pendleton counties. The landscape is defined by the Southern railroad corridor and a dense network of local thoroughfares such as Stephenson Mill Road and Nashville Road. Small settlements like Bracht, Piner, and Fiskburg are linked by these winding routes, reflecting a rural society built on family farmsteads and local church congregations.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of small family burial grounds throughout the hills, including the Byland, Cook-Smith, and Fishback cemeteries. Notable landmarks like Bullock Pen Lake and Goshon Ch provide geographic anchors for researchers tracing early Northern Kentucky lineages. The map illustrates the region just as Interstate development began to alter the traditional travel patterns between Crittenden and the northern suburban reaches.