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1966 Map of Huddleston

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Huddleston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The rural Bedford County countryside near Huddleston is defined by the winding course of Goose Creek and the steel tracks of the Norfolk and Western railway. During the mid-1960s, this landscape remained largely agricultural, anchored by small community hubs such as Gillespie, Mentow, and Waltons Store. The map reveals a network of family and community landmarks, from the Leftwich Cem to numerous country churches like Bethesda Ch and Independence Ch.

Elevations rise toward the eastern boundary at Johnson Mountain, while the creek system, including Falling Creek and Orrix Creek, drains the upland ridges. Local industry and traditional land use are visible through features like the Preston Millpond and the dispersed settlements of Woodford Corner and Chestnut Fork. This survey documents the area just before significant modernization, preserving the locations of remote homesteads and the extensive network of woods and fields that characterized south-central Virginia in this era.