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1953 Map of Wildie

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Wildie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor anchors this 1953 portrait of Rockcastle County, cutting a path through the hilly terrain between Conway and Roundstone. This transportation artery historically facilitated movement through the valley, connecting small upland communities like Wildie and Hummel to the broader regional economy. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of family-named hollows and ridges, such as Brindle Ridge, which rises above a patchwork of rural schools and churches that served these isolated neighborhoods.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the distribution of local landmarks, from the Brindle Ridge Ch and May Apple Ch to numerous small burial grounds like Scaffold Cane Cem and Riddle Cem. The map captures the area just as the Cumberland National Forest boundary begins to dominate the eastern section, preserving the location of vanished schoolhouses like Hurricane Sch and Green Hill Sch that were once central to life in Renfro Valley.