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1944 Map of Ivor

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Ivor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Wakefield and Ivor anchor this mid-century portrait of the Tidewater region, where the Norfolk and Western railroad slices diagonally across a landscape dominated by intricate wetlands. The map documents a rural society organized around crossroads and community landmarks, such as Saddlers Crossroads and Guildfield Corner. These small hubs provided essential services to a population scattered among the expansive drainage systems of Seacock Swamp and Whiteoak Swamp.

Researchers will find a high density of rural institutions, from Mars Hill Ch in the northwest to Millfield Ch in the south. The reliance on local infrastructure is evident in the placement of Crumplers Sch and Coppahaunk Sch, alongside numerous family-named cemeteries like Stephenson Cem. The survey also preserves traces of earlier transport, marking an Old RR Grade and the remnants of industrial water management at Freemans Millpond.