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2010 Map of Charles City

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Charles City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The James River dominates this Tidewater landscape, shaping the development of historic plantation estates and riverfront settlements in early 21st-century Virginia. Along the northern bank, the county seat of Charles City sits near Greenway and New Hope, while the expansive Sherwood Forest and Weyanoke tracts maintain the region's traditional land-use patterns. The river's winding course is marked by significant maritime and defense landmarks, including the site of Fort Powhatan and several historic river landings such as Willcox Wharf and Upper Brandon Farms Wharf.

Smaller inland communities like Ruthville and Blanks Tavern are connected by a network of rural routes such as The Glebe Ln and Adkins Rd. Genealogists will find notable burial sites like Elam Cemetery and Mapsico Cemetery preserved among the creeks and runs that feed into the main river channel, including Gunns Run and Mapsico Creek. The presence of named points such as Windmill Point and Olds Point reflects a landscape deeply tied to its colonial-era surveying and river navigation roots.