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1951 Map of Waverly

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Waverly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Camp Breckinridge Military Reservation dominates the southern half of this landscape, its sprawling installation and Landing Strip carved into the hills of Union County. Just north of the military boundary, the community of Waverly serves as a central hub, where the Illinois Central railroad crosses the terrain. The map records a rural economy in transition, where numerous Oil Field clusters are interspersed among traditional farmsteads and family cemeteries like Clements Cem and Highland Cem.

Educational and religious life centers on St Vincent, home to the St Vincent Academy. The northeastern corner follows the winding course of Highland Creek along the boundary with Henderson County, passing the settlement of King Mills. From the Sulphur Hills in the southwest to the creek bottoms, this survey documents the mid-century intersection of military expansion, petroleum extraction, and established Kentucky homesteads.