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1944 Map of Lottsburg

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

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Lottsburg and the rural crossroads of the Northern Neck are captured here in the mid-1940s, showing a landscape defined by tidewater inlets and agricultural independence. The area between Lodge Creek and Totuskey Creek is dotted with numerous small settlements and family-named corners such as Gordys Mill, Luttrellville, and Rainswood. The map reveals a community structured around local milling and faith, evidenced by sites like Headleys Millpond, Fallins Millpond, and Lively Hope Ch.

Transport is centered on the historic arterial routes of Washington Farnham and Lottsburg Farnham, which link the various parishes and schools. Educational and spiritual centers like the E Branch Chapel School and Holly Sch served the dispersed population across Cherry Neck and down to Farnham. The detail from the War Department's survey provides an intimate view of Northumberand, Richmond, and Westmoreland counties before modern development altered these traditional Chesapeake bay-country patterns.