1950s Maps of Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Explore 7 historic maps of Mecklenburg County from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Mecklenburg County, VA maps

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  1. 1953 Map of Greensboro, 1981 Print
    1953 Map of Greensboro, 1981 Print
    1953 Greensboro
    1981 Print · USGS
    The Piedmont borderlands of North Carolina and Virginia show a landscape defined by new reservoirs and old rail lines. Trace family roots and the changing river geography through Elon College, the John H Kerr Reservoir, and South Boston.

  2. 1954 Map of Greensboro
    1954 Map of Greensboro
    1954 Greensboro
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Piedmont borderlands of North Carolina and Virginia come alive in this mid-fifties study of a region defined by its rivers and rails. Researchers can trace the growing Buggs Island Lake or follow the paths of the Southern Ry and Seaboard Air Line RR through towns like Oxford and Reidsville.

  3. 1954 Map of Clover, 1956 Print
    1954 Map of Clover, 1956 Print
    1954 Clover
    1956 Print · USGS
    The Roanoke River valley in the mid-1950s remained a landscape of rural schoolhouses and family-named creek branches. Genealogists can trace property near Drakes Branch or Wylliesburg, locating long-standing landmarks like Blackcastle School and New Hope Church.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1955 Map of Chase City, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Chase City, 1956 Print
    1955 Chase City
    1956 Print · USGS
    Chase City and the surrounding rural landscapes of Mecklenburg and Lunenburg counties are captured here in the mid-fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through sites like Loves Mill, Tussekiah Ch, and Blevins Corner.

  5. 1955 Map of Kenbridge, 1957 Print
    1955 Map of Kenbridge, 1957 Print
    1955 Kenbridge
    1957 Print · USGS
    Southside Virginia's rural heartland thrives in the mid-fifties, shaped by the Virginian railroad and a landscape of crossroads hamlets. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through numerous sites like Whittles Mill, St Mark Ch, and Lochleven Sch.

  6. 1955 Map of Boydton, 1957 Print
    1955 Map of Boydton, 1957 Print
    1955 Boydton
    1957 Print · USGS
    Mecklenburg County and the Virginia-North Carolina border are shown here during the mid-fifties, just as the newly formed Kerr Reservoir reshaped the Roanoke River valley. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like Dodson Corner and Rogers Corner or locate vanished landmarks like Island Hill Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1957 Map of Clarksville, 1959 Print
    1957 Map of Clarksville, 1959 Print
    1957 Clarksville
    1959 Print · USGS
    Southern Mecklenburg County and the North Carolina borderlands are captured here in the late fifties, just as Kerr Reservoir reshaped the local geography. Family historians can trace ancestral sites like Siddon Hebron Ch, Wharton Memorial, and the West End High Sch.
    2 unique versions available

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