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1967 Map of Stony Creek

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Stony Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Stony Creek serves as the primary hub of activity in this rural Sussex County landscape, situated where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad crosses the eponymous Stony Creek waterway. The settlement pattern is defined by its relationship to the extensive swamp systems and river drainage, with places like Huske and Fort Nottoway positioned near the banks of the Nottoway River. This period shows a community deeply tied to its local institutions, evidenced by the distribution of country churches including Little Bethel Ch, Winfields Ch, and Sappony Ch.

The western portion of the map highlights older rural infrastructure such as Winfields Mill and Spiers Pond, connected by a network of winding roads that navigate around Peaquarter Swamp and Southwest Swamp. Genealogists will find value in the named schools and church sites, such as Jones Sch and St Johns Ch, which provide a detailed look at the social geography of the region before the modernization of the late 20th century.