Complex sentence: Roads in the county often followed animal trails that led to the many salt and mineral springs, the major traces being the ones that connected the county seat of Madisonville with Henderson to the north, Hopkinsville to the south, and Russellville to the southeast.
Split into simpler sentences: Roads in the county often followed animal trails that led to salt and mineral springs. The major traces were those ones connected the county seat at Madisonville with Henderson to the north, Hopkinsville to the south, and Russellville to the southeast.