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1920 Map of Boykins

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Boykins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The Nottoway River and Meherrin River anchor this rural Southampton County landscape as it appeared just after World War I. The area is defined by a dense network of small communities and rural institutions, reflecting a period of localized agrarian life and early industrial milling. Notable settlements like Courtland and Boykins serve as regional hubs, while smaller locales such as Newsoms and Hand Sta Handson PO are connected by the Southern Railway and the Seaboard Air Line.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the numerous country churches and schools that dot the map, including Zion Hill Church, Mars Hill Church, Mike Everett School, and Cedar Bell School. The drainage patterns of the Assamoosick Swamp and Buckhorn Swamp reveal how the natural water system influenced road placement and property lines, with Smiths Mill and Vicks Millpond highlighting the historical importance of water-driven industry in the Virginia-North Carolina borderlands.