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2016 Map of Chase City

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Chase City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Chase City serves as the primary hub of this south-central Virginia landscape, where a dense grid of streets like W Sycamore St and Boyd St meets the rail corridor along Railroad Ave. The surrounding Mecklenburg County countryside is defined by its transition from the town center to rural crossroads like Scotts Crossroad and Fairview. Local history and genealogy are well-represented by several community burial grounds, including Woodlawn Cem, Bethlehem Cem, and Friendship Cem.

The northern reaches of the map are shaped by the winding South Meherrin River, which forms the boundary with Lunenburg County. Distinctive river crossings such as Tucker Mill Bridge and Rocky Mill Bridge point to the legacy of local milling and early transportation routes. The terrain is deeply etched by a network of drainage creeks, notably Butcher Cr and Finneywood Cr, which flow through a landscape of family-named roads and small settlements like Thynedale and Esnon.