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1964 Map of Spring Garden

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Spring Garden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

White Oak Mtn dominates the central landscape of this rural Pittsylvania County region, where the Banister River meanders through agricultural valleys. In the mid-1960s, the area's economy is clearly anchored by tobacco cultivation, as evidenced by the specialized Virginia Polytechnic Institute Tobacco Research Station near Little Cherrystone Creek. Small, established communities like Spring Garden and Sheva are linked by a network of rural roads, while newer industrial footprints appear at Transco Village with its associated Radio Tower and Pumping Sta.

Family and community history is preserved through numerous rural landmarks, including Motleys Mill and long-standing local institutions like Smithfield Ch and Shockoe Sch. The map also traces the infrastructure of the era, from the significant energy Pipelines crossing the terrain to recreational and religious sites such as the Pittsylvania Church Camp. The many smaller watercourses, including Sweden Fork and Sandy Creek, highlight the well-watered nature of these tobacco-growing uplands.