1900s (20th Century) Maps of Point O'Woods, Virginia

1. 1907 Map of Norfolk

   

   1907 Norfolk

   1907 Print · USGS

   Coastal Virginia is mapped here at the dawn of the twentieth century, during the bustle of the great Jamestown Exposition. Researchers can trace the early rail-and-canal economy through the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, the Navy Yard, and historic outposts like the Cape Henry Light.

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4. 1918 Map of Cape Henry, 1961 Print

   

   1918 Cape Henry

   1961 Print · USGS

   The Virginia coast at the close of the First World War shows a landscape of tidal inlets and rail-dependent settlements before modern expansion. Researchers can locate early landmarks like Old Donation Church, London Bridge, and the Dam Neck Mills.

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7. 1919 Map of Cape Henry

   

   1919 Cape Henry

   1919 Print · USGS

   In the years following the Great War, the Virginia coast was a mix of quiet truck farms and emerging resorts. Researchers can trace ancestral lands through dozens of named crossroads like Kempsville and Oceana, or find old houses of worship such as Old Donation Church.

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10. 1948 Map of Princess Anne

    

    1948 Princess Anne

    1948 Print · USGS

    Princess Anne and the surrounding Virginia coastal plain appear here in the late 1940s, just as military aviation and rail transit were reshaping the landscape. Researchers can trace ancestral locations through named crossroads and historic sites like London Bridge Church, Whitehart Cem, and the old Norfolk Southern line.

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13. 1953 Map of Norfolk, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Norfolk

    1954 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia and northeastern North Carolina appear here during the post-war industrial boom, showing the critical rail-and-sea connections of Hampton Roads. Genealogists can trace family roots through rural landmarks like Gethsemane Ch, the Caledonia State Prison Farm, and the vast interior of the Dismal Swamp.

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16. 1955 Map of Princess Anne, 1958 Print

    

    1955 Princess Anne

    1958 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia at the mid-century shows a landscape of tidal creeks and growing neighborhoods as the military presence expands. Trace ancestral roots at St Johns Ch, locate family landmarks like Murdens Corner, or follow the old Southern Railroad line through Oceana.

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19. 1965 Map of Princess Anne, 1967 Print

    

    1965 Princess Anne

    1967 Print · USGS

    Coastal Virginia Beach is captured mid-century during a period of rapid suburban and military expansion. Genealogists and local historians can locate early neighborhoods like London Bridge, the expansive Oceana Naval Air Station, and landmarks like St Johns Ch.

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22. 1985 Map of Norfolk, 1986 Print

    

    1985 Norfolk

    1986 Print · USGS

    The Tidewater region in the mid-eighties shows the dense urban expansion of the coastal cities alongside the preservation of the Great Dismal Swamp. Researchers can trace rural family-named crossroads and historic transit routes like the Seaboard Coast Line or find Somerton and Lake Drummond.

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