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2016 Map of Church View

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Tidewater region of Virginia, where Middlesex, Essex, and King and Queen counties meet, is defined by its low-lying wetlands and long-standing rural communities. Tidewater Trl serves as the primary corridor through this landscape, connecting settlements such as Jamaica, Church View, and Warner. The area is notably dense with commemorative sites, including Glebe Landing Cem, Saint Pauls Cem, and Hermitage Cem, reflecting generations of local family history and parish life.

Water and swamp drainage patterns dominate the terrain, particularly the extensive Dragon Swamp and its tributaries like Briery Swamp and Timber Branch Swamp. These natural features have historically dictated the placement of crossings such as Wares Bridge and New Dragon Bridge. Smaller localities like Samos, Nesting, and Mascot are tucked away along a network of country roads, while several ponds including Beazley Pond and Hilliards Pond dot the drainage basins of Lagrange Cr and Parrotts Cr.