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2019 Map of Dinwiddie

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Dinwiddie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Dinwiddie County Courthouse stands as the civic anchor of this Virginia landscape, where modern transportation corridors intersect with deep-rooted community foundations. Small settlements like Dinwiddie and Hamilton are surrounded by a high density of historic family and church burial grounds, including the Olive Branch Cem and Hawkins Memorial Cem. These sites, along with Mount Level Baptist Church, provide essential touchpoints for genealogical research in a region where the land has long been defined by its watercourses.

Drainage patterns are dominated by the winding paths of Stony Creek, Gravelly Run, and Chamberlains Bed, which historically dictated the placement of crossings such as Quaker Bridge. The map details an intricate network of local roads with evocative names like Boydton Plank Rd and Turkey Egg Rd, reflecting the area's agricultural and transit history. This 2019 survey captures the persistent rural character of the county even as contemporary infrastructure modernizes the landscape around Richardsons Pond.