1940s Maps of Louisa County, Virginia

Explore 24 historic maps of Louisa 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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Louisa County, VA maps

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  1. 1942 Map of Mineral
    1942 Map of Mineral
    1942 Mineral
    1942 Print · USGS
    Louisa County during the early years of the war shows a landscape of rural crossroads and established rail hubs. Trace local history through family landmarks like Bibbs Store, Holladay Mill, and the many churches like Miners Chapel along the Chesapeake and Ohio line.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1942 Map of Lahore
    1942 Map of Lahore
    1942 Lahore
    1942 Print · USGS
    Orange County and the surrounding borderlands were a network of rural hamlets and airway navigation markers during the early 1940s. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Terrells Store, North Pamunkey Church, and the Isabella Lightfoot Training School.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1942 Map of Partlow
    1942 Map of Partlow
    1942 Partlow
    1942 Print · USGS
    Spotsylvania County during the early years of the war remained a landscape of rural general stores and winding river crossings. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Duerson Store, Wallers Church, and Partlow.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1942 Map of Contrary Creek
    1942 Map of Contrary Creek
    1942 Contrary Creek
    1942 Print · USGS
    Spotsylvania and Louisa counties appear here in the early 1940s as a landscape of rural crossroads and river bottomlands. Researchers can trace historic family locations near Poindexters Store, Good Hope Church, and the winding North Anna River.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1942 Map of Pendleton, 1958 Print
    1942 Map of Pendleton, 1958 Print
    1942 Pendleton
    1958 Print · USGS
    Louisa County in the early 1940s was a landscape of small crossroads and river crossings. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Yanceyville, locate the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks at Pendleton, and find rural landmarks like Goodwins Store.

  6. 1942 Map of Buckner, 1961 Print
    1942 Map of Buckner, 1961 Print
    1942 Buckner
    1961 Print · USGS
    Louisa County at the start of the forties shows a landscape of rail-dependent hamlets and timbered river bottoms. Researchers can trace the Chesapeake and Ohio line through Fredericks Hall or locate rural landmarks like Rising Sun Ch and Wickham Corner.

  7. 1942 Map of Beaverdam, 1961 Print
    1942 Map of Beaverdam, 1961 Print
    1942 Beaverdam
    1961 Print · USGS
    Hanover and Louisa counties were largely defined by the rail and river network of the early 1940s. Researchers can trace the layout of small crossroads communities and family-named landmarks such as Greenes Corner, Lazarus Chapel, and the Beaverdam Sch.

  8. 1943 Map of Mabelton
    1943 Map of Mabelton
    1943 Mabelton
    1943 Print · USGS
    Hanover County during the early 1940s is shown here as a landscape of rural crossroads and river-bottom milling. Researchers can trace family sites near Helltown Store, locate St Peters Church, or find the old Taylors Creek Mill.
    2 unique versions available

  9. 1943 Map of Perkinsville
    1943 Map of Perkinsville
    1943 Perkinsville
    1943 Print · USGS
    Goochland County at the height of the Second World War remains a landscape of rural stores and riverside rail transport. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of State Farm, find old community hubs like Gammons Store, or locate country parishes such as Hebron Church.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1943 Map of Pendleton
    1943 Map of Pendleton
    1943 Pendleton
    1943 Print · USGS
    Louisa County’s rural landscape is captured here during the Second World War, showing the agricultural heart of the Virginia Piedmont. Researchers can trace historic church sites like Gilboa Church and Yanceyville Church or locate landmarks like Goodwins Store and Smiths Mill.

  11. 1943 Map of Buckner
    1943 Map of Buckner
    1943 Buckner
    1943 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Louisa County was a landscape of rail-side hamlets and family-named crossroads connected by the Chesapeake and Ohio. Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy landmarks like Fredericks Hall, Gardners Cross Roads, and the Lumber Mill at Buckner.

  12. 1943 Map of Beaverdam
    1943 Map of Beaverdam
    1943 Beaverdam
    1943 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Hanover and Louisa counties revolve around the railroad and timber trades during the early years of the war. Genealogists and historians can trace the local hubs of Beaverdam and Bumpass, alongside rural anchors like Lazarus Chapel and Harris Store.

  13. 1943 Map of South Anna, 1961 Print
    1943 Map of South Anna, 1961 Print
    1943 South Anna
    1961 Print · USGS
    Central Virginia's rural landscape is captured here during the early 1940s as small farming communities thrived across the Piedmont. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Jackson Memorial Sch, New Line Ch, and the hamlet of Gum Spring.

  14. 1943 Map of Dabneys, 1961 Print
    1943 Map of Dabneys, 1961 Print
    1943 Dabneys
    1961 Print · USGS
    Inland Louisa County and the surrounding tri-county area are captured here during the 1940s as rural agriculture defined the landscape. Genealogists and local historians can trace scattered communities and numerous small congregations including Fork Ch, Shelfar, and Dabneys.

  15. 1943 Map of Scottsville, 1969 Print
    1943 Map of Scottsville, 1969 Print
    1943 Scottsville
    1969 Print · USGS
    Central Virginia’s river valleys and historic estates are preserved in this mid-century portrait of the Albemarle and Fluvanna borderlands. Researchers can trace ancestral locations at Ash Lawn, follow the Chesapeake and Ohio line through Nicholas Siding, or locate rural landmarks like Jefferson Mill.

  16. 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.

  17. 1944 Map of South Anna
    1944 Map of South Anna
    1944 South Anna
    1944 Print · USGS
    Virginia's rural Piedmont comes into focus in the mid-1940s as the South Anna River carves through the Louisa and Goochland border. Genealogists can trace family roots through landmarks like the Jackson Memorial School, New Line Church, and the Southanna P O.

  18. 1944 Map of Dabneys
    1944 Map of Dabneys
    1944 Dabneys
    1944 Print · USGS
    The rural Virginia Piedmont in the mid-1940s is mapped here as a network of crossroads stores and riverside mills. Genealogists and historians can trace families near Dunns Mill, Bagby Store, and the many congregations like Fork Church.

  19. 1946 Map of Scottsville
    1946 Map of Scottsville
    1946 Scottsville
    1946 Print · USGS
    Central Virginia during the mid-1940s is shown here as a landscape of river-bend towns and quiet country crossroads. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through named landmarks like Jefferson Mill, Blenheim, and Antioch Ch, or follow the historic Three Chopt Road.
    2 unique versions available

  20. 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

  21. 1948 Map of Washington
    1948 Map of Washington
    1948 Washington
    1948 Print · USGS
    The Potomac and Chesapeake regions in the late 1940s reveal a landscape of expanding military reach and deep-rooted Tidewater settlements. Trace old rail corridors like the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac RR or locate landmarks like the Wakefield Washington Monument and St. Marys College.
    2 unique versions available

  22. 1949 Map of Charlottesville
    1949 Map of Charlottesville
    1949 Charlottesville
    1949 Print · USGS
    The Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge appear in the late 1940s as a thriving corridor of rail and river commerce. Researchers can trace the mid-century footprints of Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Culpeper alongside the historic routes of the Southern Railway.
    2 unique versions available

  23. 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.

  24. 1949 Map of Charlottesville, 1962 Print
    1949 Map of Charlottesville, 1962 Print
    1949 Charlottesville
    1962 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Albemarle County is captured here during a period of steady growth, anchored by the expansion of the Charlottesville area and its surrounding ridges. Researchers can locate rural landmarks like Advance Mills, the Albemarle Training Sch, and the historic Spotswood Trail.

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