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1943 Map of Fine Creek Mills

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Fine Creek Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Fine Creek Mills and the surrounding Virginia countryside appear in this 1943 survey, showing a landscape defined by agricultural estates and small community centers. The northern edge follows the winding James River, where the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad runs parallel to the bank, passing the prominent State Farm and Sabot Hill Farm. This riverine boundary separates Goochland and Powhatan counties, with Sabot Island sitting in the channel near the mouth of the Little River.

Further inland, the map documents a network of rural junctions and landmarks essential to local life, including Quinns Store and Flat Rock. Small community focal points like Subletts are anchored by the Subletts School and St Lukes Church. Industry is represented by the eponymous mills at Fine Creek Mills and the inland Krouses Mill on Mill Creek. This wartime survey preserves the locations of numerous historic congregations such as Shiloh Church and Red Lane Church, providing a detailed look at the social and economic fabric of the region before mid-century modernization.