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1968 Map of Charlotte Court House

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Charlotte Court House
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Charlotte Court House serves as the focal point of this late 1960s survey, showing the historic village layout and nearby educational institutions such as Randolph-Henry Sch. The landscape is defined by the heavy dissection of the Piedmont plateau, where numerous watercourses like Wards Fork Creek and Cub Creek drain toward the Roanoke River at the southern boundary. This map captures the rural character of Charlotte County before significant modernization, documenting several localized crossroads including Cullen, Phenix, and Fears Corner.

Industry and infrastructure are marked by the Norfolk and Western railroad corridor which cuts through the northern half of the quadrangle. Genealogists will find value in the distribution of community centers, from the Phenix Lookout Tower to numerous country churches such as Village Ch and Morrison Grove Ch. The presence of the Jeffress Memorial Sch and multiple small cemeteries like Evergreen Cem provides a clear view of the social fabric of the era.