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1968 Map of Millers Tavern

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Millers Tavern
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Millers Tavern sits at the crossing of major rural arteries in the Virginia Tidewater, serving as a focal point for the surrounding agricultural community. This late 1960s landscape is defined by its low-lying hydrology, where the expansive Dragon Swamp and Dragon Run snake through the border of King and Queen and Essex counties. The survey captures a network of small crossroads settlements and community centers, notably Bruington and Bestland, which are anchored by numerous country churches such as Grace Mission Ch and Bethlehem Ch.

Education and local industry are marked by the John Moncure Sch and the waters of Wrights Millpond. The terrain is predominantly low and wet, evidenced by the dense naming of drainage features like Sturgeon Swamp, Mussel Swamp, and Dickeys Swamp. These detailed labels provide a clear view of the complex water systems that have historically dictated the placement of roads and homesteads in this portion of the Middle Peninsula.