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1951 Map of Danieltown

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Danieltown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Camp Pickett Military Reservation dominates the northern reaches of this rural landscape, where the Nottoway River serves as a natural boundary between Nottoway and Brunswick counties. The 1950s terrain is a dense network of small family-named landmarks and rural institutions, centered around the settlement of Danieltown. Transportation and commerce in this era are anchored by the Virginian railway and crossroads like Warrens Store.

Genealogical interest is particularly high due to the density of named country churches and cemeteries, such as White Rock Ch and Stainback Cem. The map documents a community infrastructure of small rural schools including Mt Zion Sch and Mt Pleasant Sch before the consolidation of the mid-20th century. Numerous waterways like Waqua Creek and Cedar Creek define the drainage patterns, with Masons Mill Pond indicating earlier mill-based commerce along the streams.