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1968 Map of Goochland

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Goochland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Goochland serves as the focal point of this Piedmont landscape, situated north of a broad bend in the James River. The river corridor defines the local geography, followed closely by the Chesapeake And Ohio railroad and populated by several small river-fronting settlements like Maidens and Irwin. The area's mid-century character is marked by significant state institutional presence, including the State Farm for Women and the State Sch for Boys near Beaumont.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense network of rural landmarks, from family-named waterways like Big Lickinghole Creek to historic congregational sites such as Byrd Ch and Antioch Ch. The transition of the landscape is visible through the 1974 purple revisions, which highlight suburban growth and infrastructure changes near the county seat and the Michaux Bridge crossing into Powhatan Co.