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1943 Map of Hallsboro

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Southern railroad corridor and a complex network of waterways define this corner of the Piedmont during the early 1940s. At the village of Hallsboro, the rail line intersects with local industry at Sawmill, while Dry Bridge marks a specific crossing point to the northeast. This area, spanning the border of Powhatan and Chesterfield counties, is characterized by its rural ecclesiastical landscape, featuring several prominent houses of worship such as Tomahawk Church, Chesterfield Church, and Brown Grove Church.

The hydrography of the region is notably dense, with the larger Swift Creek and Deep Creek fed by numerous local tributaries like Turkey Creek, Horsepen Creek, and Otterdale Branch. This topography shows the land just before the post-war expansion of the Richmond suburbs, capturing specialized local sites like Cheathams Hatchery and numerous benchmark locations such as USC&GS Otterdale 1942 that provided the surveying backbone for this War Department study.