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1941 Map of Glen Allen

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Glen Allen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The Chickahominy River carves a winding path through this central Virginia landscape, defining the jagged boundary between Hanover and Henrico counties. In the mid-1930s, this region was a network of rural settlements and family-named roads, with Short Pump and Farrington serving as local hubs. The mapping reveals a community deeply rooted in its local institutions, from the Ground Squirrel Ch in the northwest to the Springfield Sch and Coalpit Sch further south.

Transportation infrastructure shows a mix of the old and emerging, with the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac RR running parallel to the Potomac and Washington Highway. Significant landmarks like the Laurel Golf Club and a Fire Tower near Broad Street Road indicate the early 20th-century development of the area before the post-war suburban expansion. Smaller watercourses like Beech Creek and Hungary Creek feed into the river, threading through a landscape dominated by timber and small-scale agriculture.