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1909 Map of Whitesville

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Whitesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Whitesville serves as the focal point for this early twentieth-century landscape, situated along the Owensboro Road where the hills of Daviess and Ohio counties meet. The region is defined by a dense network of country schools and rural churches, such as Honeywell Church and St Thomas Church, reflecting the established community fabric of the era. The hydrology of the area is particularly detailed, tracing the meandering path of the Rough River in the south and the branching forks of Panther Creek to the north.

Local commerce and social life appear through scattered rural post offices and landmarks like Aetnaville PO and Hewletts Store. Of particular interest to genealogists are the named family schools like Berry School and Gass School. This survey captures the terrain just as the Louisville and Nashville railroad provided vital transit near Dundee, showing an agrarian economy centered on small settlements and timber-lined creek bottoms.