1940s Maps of Isle of Wight County, Virginia

1. 1943 Map of Holland

   

   1943 Holland

   1943 Print · USGS

   The Virginia and North Carolina borderlands come alive in this mid-century survey of the Chowan River basin. Local historians can trace a network of river landings and rural schools, from Manning Ferry to the community around Stony Branch Church.

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4. 1943 Map of Yorktown

   

   1943 Yorktown

   1943 Print · USGS

   The Virginia Tidewater is captured here during the Second World War, showing the strategic riverfronts of the James and Warwick rivers. Researchers can locate colonial landmarks and defensive ruins like Old Fort Yorktown, Bacons Castle, and Warwick Courthouse.

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7. 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.

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10. 1944 Map of Windsor

    

    1944 Windsor

    1944 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia during the mid-forties reveals a rural landscape of timber, mills, and rail-dependent towns. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near landmarks like the Shiloh Cem, Greshem School, and the junction at Five Forks.

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13. 1944 Map of Smithfield, 1961 Print

    

    1944 Smithfield

    1961 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia during the mid-forties reveals a landscape of tidal rivers and rural crossroads. Genealogists and historians can trace old homesteads near Central Hill, numerous country chapels like Ebenezer Ch, and the defunct Old Railroad Grade.

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16. 1944 Map of Sedley, 1961 Print

    

    1944 Sedley

    1961 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia's farming and milling communities are captured here in the mid-1940s as the rail network shaped local growth. Researchers can locate the Rosenwald Sch, early mill sites like Johnson Millpond, and crossroads hamlets such as Pulleys Crossroads.

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19. 1944 Map of Raynor, 1961 Print

    

    1944 Raynor

    1961 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia during the mid-1940s reveals a landscape defined by the winding Blackwater River and its vast marshlands. Genealogists and historians can locate rural crossroads like McClelland and study the sites of Godwin Sch or Mill Swamp Ch.

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22. 1944 Map of Zuni, 1961 Print

    

    1944 Zuni

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Virginia Coastal Plain along the Isle of Wight and Southampton border comes alive in this mid-1940s survey. Researchers can trace rural community life through numerous local landmarks, from Tucker Swamp Ch and Gay Sch to the wetlands of Burnt Mills Swamp.

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25. 1945 Map of Zuni

    

    1945 Zuni

    1945 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia during the mid-1940s reveals a rural landscape defined by the Blackwater River and the competing Norfolk and Western and Virginian rail lines. Researchers can trace local heritage through landmarks like Antioch Ch and Cem and the crossroads at Zuni and Walters.

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28. 1945 Map of Raynor

    

    1945 Raynor

    1945 Print · USGS

    Isle of Wight County remains a landscape of deep timber and blackwater swamps at the close of World War II. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Mill Swamp Ch and Cem, McClelland Sch, and crossroads at Gwaltney Crossroads.

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31. 1945 Map of Sedley

    

    1945 Sedley

    1945 Print · USGS

    Southampton County was a landscape of swamp-fed millponds and rural schoolhouses during the mid-forties. Researchers can trace the heritage of local settlements from Sedley to Berlin and locate specific sites like the Rosenwald Sch or Whitefields Millpond.

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34. 1945 Map of Smithfield

    

    1945 Smithfield

    1945 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia during the mid-forties reveals a landscape of tidal rivers and rural townships centered around the Pagan River. Genealogists and historians can locate family landmarks such as Four Square, the Isle of Wight Courthouse, and the Trinity Sch.

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37. 1948 Map of Bacons Castle, 1953 Print

    

    1948 Bacons Castle

    1953 Print · USGS

    Coastal Surry and Isle of Wight counties are captured in the late 1940s, showing a landscape of historic landings and rural parish life. Genealogists can locate family names at Lower Surry Cemetery or trace landmarks like Bacons Castle and the Lower Surry Ruins.

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40. 1949 Map of Chuckatuck

    

    1949 Chuckatuck

    1949 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia in the late 1940s is shown here as a landscape of tidewater inlets and busy railroad corridors. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near the Rosenwald School, Canaan Cem, and rural churches like St Johns Ch or Little Bethel Ch.

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43. 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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