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1965 Map of Quinton

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Quinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Chickahominy River winds through the borderlands of New Kent, Hanover, and Henrico counties, anchoring a rural landscape of swamps and family-named settlements. During the mid-1960s, this area maintained a traditional Virginia layout of small crossroads communities and millponds, with Parsleys Millpond and Flanogans Millpond providing local landmarks in the northern reaches. The presence of the Old Grade Railroad and the Southern line highlights the historical transportation corridors that defined local commerce, while Old Williamsburg Road traces a route through the southern portion of the sheet near Bottoms Bridge.

Religious and social life centers on numerous country churches like Black Creek Ch and Providence Ch, alongside localized hubs such as the Quinton Community Center. The topography is dominated by extensive wetland systems, including Cattail Swamp and Higgins Swamp, which constrained development to the higher ground of family farms and corners. Genealogists may find value in tracing family-named locales like Liggans Corner, Alexanders Corner, and Parsleys.