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1944 Map of Johnsons Springs

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

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Johnsons Springs and the surrounding rural communities of Goochland, Hanover, and Henrico counties are captured here in a 1940s War Department survey. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the South Anna River to the north and the extensive drainage networks of Tuckahoe Creek and Goldmine Creek. This era reveals a quiet, agrarian Virginia interior where local life centered on small educational and religious hubs such as the Rockville School and St Matthews Church.

A network of narrow secondary roads connects scattered homesteads like Few Acres Farm and small settlements like Hylas and Rockville. The map provides specific detail for genealogists, showing the exact placement of rural landmarks including Jerusalem Church and Centerville School, alongside the low-lying wetlands of Big Swamp in the southeastern corner. These features illustrate the traditional land-use patterns before modern suburban expansion began to reach this part of the Piedmont.