1993 Map of Westplains

About this map

West Fork Clarks River winds through the eastern portion of this Graves County landscape, defining the broad alluvial flats of Casey Bottoms. The terrain is characterized by the prominent Tennessee Valley Divide, which separates the waters flowing toward the Mayfield Valley from the eastern drainage basins. This 1993 revision documents the late 20th-century transportation infrastructure of western Kentucky, dominated by the Purchase Parkway and its Interchange 21 near the Mayfield-Graves County Airport. Smaller rural communities like Westplains, Clear Springs, and Hicksville are connected by a network of established routes including Paducah Road and Tennessee Road. For genealogists, the map preserves the location of Hopewell Church and numerous family-named landmarks such as Old Casey Bridge and Sand Hill Cem.