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1998 Map of Richardsville

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Richardsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The Rappahannock River and Rapidan River wind through this Piedmont landscape at the intersection of Fauquier, Culpeper, and Stafford counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage runs, including Sumerduck Run and Marsh Run, which have historically dictated the placement of small rural communities. These settlements, such as Richardsville, Goldvein, and Sumerduck, are connected by a system of ridge-top roads.

Significant landmarks include the C F Phelps State Wildlife Management Area and Camp Happyland near the river bluffs. Local history and genealogy interest is concentrated in the small rural houses of worship like Union Ch and Grove Churches, alongside several unnamed cemeteries scattered throughout the rural acreage. The presence of a Radio Tower and the linear development along the primary highway toward Morrisville reflect the area's mid-to-late 20th-century modernization.