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1965 Map of Roxbury

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Roxbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Glendale National Cemetery and parts of the Richmond National Battlefield Park anchor this mid-1960s survey of the Virginia Peninsula at the junction of Henrico, Charles City, and New Kent counties. The landscape is a mix of dense forest, swampy bottomlands, and scattered agriculture, defined by the winding Chickahominy River and the broad White Oak Swamp. Settlement is clustered around historic crossroads like Glendale, Roxbury, and Nance, while the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad cuts through the northern timberlands.

Industry and local life are grounded in landmarks such as Ednas Mill and the Shirley Millpond. Cultural centers for the community include the Samaria High Sch and numerous small country churches like Union Ch and Grace Chapel. To the south, the terrain descends toward the James River at Malvern Hill and the protected marshes of the Presquile National Wildlife Refuge, where the river's Tidal Flat meets the upland creeks.