1971 Map of Culpeper West

About this map

Lake Pelham and the meandering Mountain Run dominate the landscape west of Culpeper, serving as a focal point for local development in the early 1970s. This survey, revised with data through 1977, reveals a rural Virginia county transitioning toward modern infrastructure while maintaining its deep agricultural roots. Small settlements like Merrimac and White Shop are connected by a network of local roads and the Southern railroad line, which passes through the community of Winston. The presence of numerous small churches, including Rising Zion Ch and New Mt Olive Ch, alongside old family burying grounds and the Fairview Cem, highlights the area's genealogical significance. Of particular interest are the land use patterns around Bruce Mountain and Cedar Mountain, where the map includes purple revisions indicating fence and field lines as they appeared during aerial surveys in the late 1970s.