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1969 Map of Bacons Castle

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Bacons Castle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Bacons Castle anchors the northwest corner of this coastal landscape, situated near the headwaters of Chippokes Creek and Castle Mill Run. The map records the rural character of the Tidewater region in the late 1960s, a period when the landscape was defined by scattered agrarian settlements like Poolesville, Moonlight, and Septa. Along the western shore of the James River, the topography transitions from the tidal marshes of Lawnes Creek to the sandy stretches of Baileys Beach and Holly Point.

Cultural and genealogical details are numerous, including several rural houses of worship such as Mount Nebo Ch, Ferguson Grove Ch, and Bethany Ch. Inland, the map documents the drainage patterns of the coastal plain, from the Pocosin Creek wetlands to the artificial containment of Wrenns Millpond. Historical transit is marked by the Burnt Mill Bridge, while local education and industry are represented by the Hardy Sch and a series of gravel pits near Lawnes Neck.