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1963 Map of Beach

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Pocahontas State Park and the expansive Pocahontas State Forest dominate the northern half of this landscape, where the wooded terrain is dissected by numerous waterways including Third Branch and First Branch. In the center, Crosstick Millpond and Lake Margaret reflect a regional water management system that feeds into the Swift Creek drainage. The map reveals a deeply rooted social geography, with the settlement of Beach serving as a focal point near several family-named landmarks and cemeteries.

The southern edge of the survey transitions toward the Appomattox River, which forms the boundary between Chesterfield Co and Dinwiddie Co. Local genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of community institutions such as Union Branch Sch, Union Branch Ch, and several well-documented burial sites like Wilson Cem and Dahl Cem, which ground the history of this rural Virginia corridor in specific family names and church congregations.