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1968 Map of Church View

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Church View
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Dragon Swamp and its tangled tributaries define the low-lying landscape of the Middle Peninsula during the late 1960s. This survey illustrates a rural Virginia economy centered on scattered settlements and timber, with the sprawling Dragon Swamp acting as a natural boundary between Middlesex and King and Queen counties. The interior is marked by small crossroads such as Church View, Jamaica, and Warner, while larger water features like Masons Mill Pond and Burch Pond indicate the historical importance of milling and water management in the region.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the distribution of country churches and burial grounds, including Union Shiloh Ch, Hermitage Ch, and Mt Zion Cem. The map also documents local industry through several named Sandpits and a Gravel Pit near Samos, providing a record of the physical extraction that shaped the terrain. From the banks of the Rappahannock River at Nesting to the crossing at New Dragon Bridge, the sheet captures a quiet era of Tidewater history before modern development.