1968 Map of Eureka

About this map

Roanoke Creek and its many tributaries, including Spencer Creek and Ash Camp Creek, carve a rolling landscape through Charlotte County in the late 1960s. This survey, conducted just after photogrammetric mapping in 1967, details a rural Virginia economy defined by small settlements and legacy estates. The Greenfield Plantation remains a prominent landmark north of Eureka, while the county seat at Charlotte Court House serves as a western anchor for the area. Transport and industry are marked by the presence of two major rail lines: the Norfolk and Western traversing the northern section through the Roanoke Hills, and the Southern line running through the town of Drakes Branch in the south. Local spiritual life is well-documented with several rural congregations, such as St Michaels Ch and Mt Harmony Ch, situated alongside numerous family and church cemeteries.