1945 Map of Sedley

About this map

Sedley and the surrounding Tidewater landscape appear in this 1940s survey by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey for the War Department. The map details a rural network of swampy lowlands and agricultural settlements, where the Virginian railway and the Blackwater River shaped local transport and commerce. Significant cultural sites for genealogists include several integrated institutions like the Ebenezer Ch and Sch and the Rosenwald Sch, reflecting the era's social infrastructure. The terrain is defined by extensive wetlands including Seacock Swamp and Round Hill Swamp, alongside vital water resources such as Whitefields Millpond and Johnson Millpond. Small communities and junctions such as Pulleys Crossroads, Berlin, and Burdette are recorded at a mid-century scale, showing the transition from traditional millponds to modern infrastructure like the power line and underground water pipeline cutting across the Jerusalem district.