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1955 Map of Boydton

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Boydton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Boydton serves as a central hub in Southside Virginia, where the Atlantic and Danville Highway intersects with the Jefferson Davis Highway during the mid-1950s. The landscape is defined by the massive John H. Kerr Reservoir, created by the Kerr Dam, which altered the course of the Roanoke River and submerged land near Buggs Island. This era of transformation is captured as the rising waters shaped new shorelines around Whits Point and Panhandle Creek.

Genealogists will find a dense network of rural institutions, including Bluestone High School and numerous country churches such as St Johns Ch, Rehoboth Ch, and Antioch Ch. The map details the transition from traditional agriculture and forestry, evidenced by State Forest Camp No 4, to the industrial presence of the Case Quarry and the Southern railroad line passing through Finchley and Skipwith.