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1966 Map of Amelia Court House

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Amelia Court House
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Amelia Court House serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s topographic survey, where the town's civic heart is surrounded by a pastoral landscape of drainage basins and family-named homesteads. The rural character of the area is defined by its social network of small country churches and schools, such as the Russell Grove High Sch, Amelia Academy, and Arbor Ch. These institutions are connected by a web of routes linking older settlements like Winterham and Scotts Fork.

The presence of the Southern railroad line and the Appomattox River boundary in the northeast corner highlights the historical transport and natural barriers of the region. Local industry and recreation appear in the form of a Quarry, a Drive-in Theater, and a Golf Course near the town center. Numerous small waterways, including Smacks Creek and Beaverpond Creek, carve through the terrain, punctuated by landmarks like Pointons Store and the Big Oak Cem.