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1966 Map of Chase City

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Chase City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Chase City serves as the focal point of this Mecklenburg County landscape, shown during a period of transition as mid-century infrastructure met established rural patterns. The town core is dense with activity, including the South Central Fairgrounds and the Southern railroad line that cuts north through the countryside toward Finneywood. The surrounding terrain is defined by a network of watercourses like Butcher Creek and the Meherrin River, which marks the northern boundary shared with Lunenburg County.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural landmarks that anchored these communities, from Thyra Sch and Lee Sch to numerous houses of worship such as Finneywood Ch and Bethlehem Ch. The map also captures several country crossroads and commerce points, including Bynum Store, Scotts Crossroad, and Walkers Store. These features, alongside family-named crossings like Tucker Mill Bridge, illustrate the localized social and economic geography of Southern Virginia in the 1960s and 1980s.