1916 Map of Kilmarnock

About this map

Kilmarnock and the surrounding Chesapeake Bay tidewater region appear here as they were during the first decades of the twentieth century, defined by a deep reliance on the Rappahannock River and Piankatank River. The landscape is dotted with numerous wharves such as Kilmarnock Wharf, Whitestone Wharf, and Jackson Creek Wharf, reflecting a maritime economy where steamboat routes were the primary lifelines for commerce. Inland, the distribution of small settlements and neighborhood schools like Black Stump School and Hickory Gate School shows a decentralized community structure typical of Virginia’s Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.