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1964 Map of Rochelle

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Rochelle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Madison serves as a primary northern anchor in this landscape, situated near the confluence of several watercourses including Courthouse Run and Little Dark Run. The terrain is defined by prominent elevations such as German Ridge and Tippets Mountain, which create a natural divide between the rolling lowlands and the more elevated ridges to the west. A network of small rural settlements like Wolftown, Shelby, and Pratts are connected by a system of roads that navigate the valleys of the Rapidan River and Conway River.

Evidence of established community life is found in the distribution of local churches and schools, such as Rock Hall Ch, Mt Sinai Ch, and the High Sch at Madison. Further south, the map details the intersection of Madison and Greene counties near Dawsonville and Scuffletown, where Toms Church Run and Rippin Run drain toward the Rapidan. The inclusion of a Pipeline and a Radio Tower near Neal Mtn indicates the mid-century infrastructure supporting these traditional Piedmont communities.