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1943 Map of Johnsons Springs

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Johnsons Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Johnsons Springs and the village of Rockville serve as central points in this 1940s landscape where Goochland, Hanover, and Henrico counties meet. The terrain is defined by a dense network of waterways feeding into the South Anna River and Tuckahoe Creek, reflecting the rural, agricultural character of the Virginia Piedmont during the early war years. Small-scale community life is evident in the cluster of country schools and churches, including Rockville Sch and St Matthews Ch, which anchored these unincorporated crossroads.

Evidence of early land use persists in names like Goldmine Creek and Mill Creek, pointing to the historical importance of local water power and mineral extraction. The southern portion of the map transitions into the low-lying reaches of Big Swamp, while the interior is dotted with individual homesteads and small cemeteries connected by a system of unimproved dirt roads that have since been transformed by regional growth.