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1967 Map of Stony Creek

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Stony Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The village of Stony Creek serves as a focal point in this portion of the Virginia coastal plain, situated where the Seaboard railroad and major roadways cross the namesake waterway. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of swamps and slow-moving streams, including Peaquarter Swamp, Southwest Swamp, and the winding Nottoway River along the southern edge. These drainage patterns influenced early settlement and industry, as seen at Winfields Mill and the adjacent Winfields Millpond.

Rural community life is anchored by scattered institutions like St Johns Ch, Little Bethel Ch, and Jones Sch. The map also captures several county boundaries where Dinwiddie, Sussex, and Prince George meet, alongside local landmarks like Green Church Bridge and the small siding at Huske. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits near the river suggests the importance of local material extraction in the mid-20th-century economy.