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1919 Map of Arringdale

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Arringdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

The Meherrin River snakes through the center of this landscape, marking the winding border between Southampton County and Greensville County. Surveyed in 1918, the map illustrates a rural Virginia-North Carolina borderland where water power and timber resources drove the local economy. Small social centers are frequent, evidenced by a dense network of country schools such as Holly Square School, Vincents School, and the Koskoo School.

The industrial character of the era is preserved in landmarks like Popes Millpond, Pearsons Millpond, and the Jordan Crocker Mill. To the north, the Southern railroad connects settlements like Arringdale and Adams Grove, while further south, the area around Branchville and Margarettsville shows the transition into the low-lying wetlands of Buckhorn Swamp and Cypress Swamp. Numerous family-named landmarks, including the White Meadow Store, provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestors in this border region.