1944 Map of Lottsburg

About this map

Lodge Creek and the intricate fingers of Wrights Cove define the northern reaches of this coastal Virginia landscape, where the tides of the Potomac influence meet the agricultural interior of the Northern Neck. The settlement pattern of the 1940s is anchored by crossroads communities such as Lottsburg and Callao, connected by a network of roads that wind around the deep-cut ravines of Totuskey Creek and Bookers Mill Stream. These watercourses were clearly vital to early industry, as evidenced by multiple impoundments including Courtney Millpond, Headleys Millpond, and Fallins Millpond. Local social life is preserved through the locations of numerous country churches like Melrose Ch and Zion Ch, as well as the Holly Sch. The map also captures several family-named landmarks like Walkers Corner and Gillick Corner near the boundary between Northumberland and Richmond counties.