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1968 Map of Crewe West

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Crewe West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The railroad junction at Burkeville serves as the focal point of this late 1960s survey, where the tracks of the Norfolk And Western and the Southern railway lines intersect. This transit hub facilitated the development of nearby institutional and residential areas, including the expansive grounds of the Piedmont State Hospital and the municipal infrastructure of Crewe to the east. The landscape is deeply carved by the headwaters of the Little Nottoway River and Flat Creek, with many small family and church cemeteries, such as Hickory Grove Cem and Sunset Hill Cem, marking the rural parcels between the larger settlements.

Rural life in Nottoway County is further detailed through numerous local landmarks, from Jennings Ordinary in the north to the Ingleside Sch and Morning Star Ch in the south. The western edge follows the Prince Edward Co Nottoway Co boundary, capturing a mix of agricultural land and early industrial sites like the Quarry near the Filtration Plant. This record preserves a specific era of Southside Virginia, documenting the community structures and transport networks before later 20th-century expansions.