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1964 Map of Keswick

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Keswick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Southwestern Mountains dominate this central Virginia landscape, creating a dramatic corridor of peaks including Broadhead Mtn and Lonesome Mtn. In the valleys below, a network of historic settlements and ecclesiastical sites dot the countryside, connected by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad line. Civil and social life in the 1960s was centered around long-standing communities like Cismont, Cobham, and Keswick, each identified with their own local landmarks such as Walkers Parish Ch and South Plains Ch.

The eastern portion of the sheet reveals the rural borderlands where the Albemarle, Louisa, and Fluvanna county lines converge. Waterways like Mechunk Creek and Carroll Creek define the drainage patterns of the region, while smaller family landmarks like the Shackelford Cem and Lang Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing Piedmont heritage. From the Golf Course at Keswick to the remote slopes of Peters Mtn, the map illustrates a transition from established valley estates to the elevated terrain of the Virginia foothills.