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1970 Map of Orange

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Orange
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Orange serves as the focal point of this Virginia survey, shown at a time when the town's expansion was shaped by the Southern and Chesapeake And Ohio railroads. The landscape to the south and east is a complex network of watercourses, including White Oak Run, Pamunkey Creek, and Beaverdam Creek, which eventually feed into the North Anna River along the border of Orange and Louisa counties.

Rural life is anchored by numerous country congregations such as Little Zion Ch, Calvary Ch, and Mt Horeb Ch. Evidence of earlier transport and local commerce appears in features like Mallory Ford and Brocks Bridge, while the mid-century era is marked by the addition of the County Airport and a Drive-in Theater near the rail lines. Small settlements like Monrovia and Pierces Shop punctuate the wooded uplands, providing specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family locations in this part of the Piedmont.