1966 Map of Claresville

About this map

Claresville and the surrounding borderlands of the Virginia and North Carolina line are defined by a network of slow-moving waterways and agricultural clearings. The landscape is dominated by the swampy basins of Fontaine Creek and Cypress Creek, where the presence of Taylors Millpond and Jordans Millpond suggests the long-standing role of water power in this rural economy. The boundary between Greensville Co and Northampton Co runs through these wetlands, separating the southern Tidewater of Virginia from the coastal plains of North Carolina.