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1966 Map of Boykins

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Boykins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Boykins serves as a central hub on this mid-1960s survey, where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad intersects with local roads leading toward the border of Virginia and North Carolina. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Meherrin River, which carves through the lowlands of Southampton and Northampton Counties. Extensive swamp networks, including the broad Buckhorn Swamp and Flat Swamp, dominate the western half of the quadrangle, illustrating the challenging drainage patterns of the coastal plain.

Small agricultural and railroad communities like Branchville, Newsoms, and Severn are documented with high precision, showing the placement of rural institutions such as Galilee Ch, Oak Grove Ch, and the Meherrin Sch. Genealogists will find the location of the Beechwood Cem and numerous family-named landmarks, such as Darden Mill Run and Rosa Swamp Creek, vital for mapping ancestral homes and rural cemeteries along this historic state line.