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1968 Map of Eureka

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Eureka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Eureka and the surrounding Charlotte County countryside appear in this survey conducted in the late 1960s with updates from the 1980s. The landscape is defined by its rural settlement patterns and a network of small watercourses like Roanoke Creek and Ash Camp Creek. The area retains its historical agricultural and spiritual foundations, evidenced by the presence of Greenfield Plantation and numerous local congregations, including St Michaels Ch, Mt Harmony Ch, and Roanoke Ch.

Industrial and transport corridors are clearly visible where the Norfolk and Western and Southern railroads traverse the terrain, converging near Drakes Branch. This section of Southside Virginia shows the intersection of the natural drainage systems of Spencer Creek and Twittys Creek with the built infrastructure of the era, such as the Keysville Reservoir. Multiple unnamed cemeteries are scattered across the map, providing valuable points of reference for genealogists tracing family landholdings in the region.