1921 Map of Mc Kenney

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The Nottoway River carves a winding path through this corner of Southside Virginia, serving as a natural boundary between several counties including Dinwiddie, Sussex, and Greensville. The landscape in the early 1920s is defined by a dense network of country schools and churches that anchored rural life, such as the Brummels School, Sappony School, and Big Bethel Church. Transportation in this era relied on a mix of river crossings like Lazottes Ford and Long Bridge, alongside the critical rail corridors of the Seaboard Air Line Ry and the Virginian railroad.