1939 Map of Richmond

About this map

The James River serves as the central artery for this capital city landscape, where established neighborhoods like Ginter Park and Windsor Farms meet a dense network of industrial and institutional landmarks. Surveyed in the mid-1930s, the map reveals a city defined by its complex transportation infrastructure, from the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac RR rail yards at Acca to the heavy rail corridors of the Southern Ry and Chesapeake and Ohio RR. The urban core is surrounded by significant cultural sites, including the Confederate Soldiers Home, Union Seminary, and the Carillon. Extensive cemetery grounds such as Hollywood Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, and Evergreen Cemetery provide critical data for genealogists. The map also documents the transition from urban to rural at the city's edge, noted by the Pine Camp Sanatorium and the Westbrook Sanitarium, illustrating the spatial organization of social and medical services during this era.