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1967 Map of Sussex

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Sussex
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Sussex serves as a central hub in this Southern Virginia landscape, where the Nottoway River and its complex network of tributaries like Rowanty Creek and Gosee Swamp define the topography. The map illustrates a rural society deeply rooted in its local institutions, evidenced by the numerous country churches such as Reidville Ch and Hunting Quarter Ch. These landmarks, along with the Lookout Tower near the town center, provide essential reference points for the scattered residential pockets of West Hope and Booker.

Industry and transport are represented by several Gravel Pits and a prominent Pipeline corridor cutting through the timberland. The presence of Howells Mill and Comans Well in the southern portion of the quadrangle points to long-standing water-resource sites that once anchored this agrarian economy. The intricate drainage patterns of Mush Island Swamp and Black Branch Swamp reveal the challenges of the terrain before later 20th-century developments reached the area.