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1965 Map of Roxbury

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Roxbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Malvern Hill Battlefield and sections of the Richmond National Battlefield Park anchor the southwestern portion of this survey, marking the site of significant Civil War conflicts. The landscape is defined by the drainage of the Chickahominy River and the expansive White Oak Swamp, which historically influenced troop movements and settlement patterns between Henrico and Charles City counties. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor cuts across the north, connecting small rural hubs like Roxbury and Elko.

Local history is well-preserved through numerous family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including Hughes Store, Nances Shop, and the Samaria High Sch. Religious and memorial sites are frequent, from the Glendale National Cemetery near Glendale to Union Ch and St Johns Ch. To the south, the terrain slopes toward the James River, where the Presquile National Wildlife Refuge and Shirley Millpond represent the transition to tidal wetlands.