2016 Map of Gloucester

About this map

Gloucester Courthouse serves as the focal point of this Virginia landscape, where the colonial-era settlement patterns of the Middle Peninsula meet modern conservation efforts. The central portion of the map is dominated by the Beaverdam Swamp Reservoir, a large body of water that follows the dendritic fingers of the Beaverdam Swamp through the surrounding coastal plain. Local history is deeply etched into the land at sites like Old Bellamy Cem near Bellamy and the Newington Cem situated just outside the main village. The transition from the rural crossroads of Woods Crossroads to the more densely settled corridors around Edgehill illustrates the ongoing growth of this historic county seat. This survey captures a terrain defined by slow-moving waterways such as Fox Mill Run and Woods Mill Swamp, which long dictated the placement of early farms and transportation routes like Fiddlers Bridge.