1940s Maps of Amelia County, Virginia

Explore 13 historic maps of Amelia County from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Amelia County, VA maps

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  1. 1943 Map of Amelia
    1943 Map of Amelia
    1943 Amelia
    1943 Print · USGS
    Amelia County was a network of railroad stops and milling sites in the early 1940s. Genealogists and historians can locate family-named landmarks and rural hubs like Whites Mill, Scotts Fork, and the Russell Grove High School during this period.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1943 Map of Goodes Bridge
    1943 Map of Goodes Bridge
    1943 Goodes Bridge
    1943 Print · USGS
    Amelia and Chesterfield counties are divided by the winding Appomattox River during the early years of the war. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural life through the locations of Mannboro, Branchs Run Church, and the river crossing at Bevils Bridge.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1943 Map of Clayville, 1961 Print
    1943 Map of Clayville, 1961 Print
    1943 Clayville
    1961 Print · USGS
    In the early 1940s, this pocket of Central Virginia was a landscape of river-bend settlements and timberlands along the Appomattox River. Researchers can trace old family locations and community hubs like Grange Hall High Sch, Mattoax, and the rural Beulah Ch.

  4. 1943 Map of Church Road, 1961 Print
    1943 Map of Church Road, 1961 Print
    1943 Church Road
    1961 Print · USGS
    Dinwiddie and Amelia counties during the early years of the Second World War were characterized by timbered creek bottoms and small railroad hamlets. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Ford, Alonia, and numerous country churches like Marmora Ch.

  5. 1943 Map of Winterpock, 1961 Print
    1943 Map of Winterpock, 1961 Print
    1943 Winterpock
    1961 Print · USGS
    Virginia's rural interior during the 1940s is shown in detail here as the coal-mining community of Winterpock and its surrounding countryside are mapped. Researchers can locate local landmarks like Bethia Ch, the Winterpock School, and the winding Appomattox River.

  6. 1943 Map of Chula, 1961 Print
    1943 Map of Chula, 1961 Print
    1943 Chula
    1961 Print · USGS
    Amelia County and the banks of the Appomattox River are captured here during the Second World War. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like Masons Corner or locate rural landmarks such as Grub Hill Ch and the settlement of Chula.

  7. 1943 Map of Richmond, 1972 Print
    1943 Map of Richmond, 1972 Print
    1943 Richmond
    1972 Print · USGS
    Coastal Virginia and the state capital are shown in detail during the mid-century era of infrastructure expansion. Genealogists and historians can trace the grounds of Richmond Nat Battlefield Park, locate the Yorktown Nat Cem, or follow the many rural routes through Amelia Court House and Tappahannock.

  8. 1944 Map of Chula
    1944 Map of Chula
    1944 Chula
    1944 Print · USGS
    Amelia County and the southern banks of the Appomattox River appear here during the mid-1940s, showing a landscape of traditional farming and local milling. Genealogists can trace family landmarks and rural life through locations like Giles Mill, Grub Hill Church, and the depot at Chula.

  9. 1944 Map of Winterpock
    1944 Map of Winterpock
    1944 Winterpock
    1944 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Chesterfield County is shown here as a rural landscape of creek-fed timberland and quiet crossroads just before the post-war boom. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Winterpock School, Whites Store, and Centenary Church.

  10. 1944 Map of Church Road
    1944 Map of Church Road
    1944 Church Road
    1944 Print · USGS
    Dinwiddie and Amelia counties are shown here during the mid-forties, capturing a landscape of rural churches and railway sidings. Researchers can trace family roots at Marmora Church or Corinth Church and locate vanished landmarks like Jones Store and Poole Siding.

  11. 1944 Map of Clayville
    1944 Map of Clayville
    1944 Clayville
    1944 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Chesterfield and Powhatan counties show a landscape of railroad hamlets and river crossings during the 1940s. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Grange Hall High School, Skinquarter Church, and the river site of Genito Mill.

  12. 1947 Map of Roanoke, 1948 Print
    1947 Map of Roanoke, 1948 Print
    1947 Roanoke
    1948 Print · USGS
    Central Virginia in the late 1940s reveals a region defined by its great mountain ridges and the powerful river-and-rail economy connecting Roanoke to Lynchburg. Researchers can trace the path of the Virginian RR and locate historic county seats like Charlotte Court House.
    2 unique versions available

  13. 1949 Map of Richmond, 1951 Print
    1949 Map of Richmond, 1951 Print
    1949 Richmond
    1951 Print · USGS
    Coastal Virginia in the years following World War II remained a landscape of historic river towns and expanding military bases. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail lines of the Southern Ry and locate established landmarks from Camp Lee to the remote reaches of Dragon Swamp.

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