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1919 Map of Mc Kenney

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Mc Kenney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

The Nottaway River serves as a winding natural boundary for several Virginia counties on this 1919 survey, including Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Greensville, and Sussex. The rural landscape is defined by its extensive network of creeks and swamps, such as Otterdam Swamp and Three Creek, which dictated the placement of important crossings like Long Bridge and Cutbank Bridge.

Industry and local commerce are represented by landmarks like the Emerson Mill Dam and Barnes and Parsons Store. The map provides a high level of detail for genealogists, featuring numerous neighborhood institutions including Big Bethel Church, the Drumgoole School, and Masons School. Remote settlements like Smoky Ordinary and Callaville are shown alongside the corridors of the Virginia Railway and the Southern railroad, capturing the region's transport patterns at the end of the First World War era.