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1963 Map of Valentines

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Valentines
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Virginia-North Carolina border bisects this landscape, dominated by the waters of Gaston Lake and the Roanoke River. The 1963 survey, updated with 1979 revisions, reveals the rural character of Brunswick County and Northampton County before modern development shifted the local footprint. Settlements like Valentines and Henrico serve as focal points for a network of country roads and remnants of an Old Railroad Grade that speaks to the area's former transportation corridors.

Social life is anchored by numerous historical landmarks, including Little Bethel Ch, Mason Grove Ch, and First Cedar Grove Ch, alongside the Gaston Sch. The topography is defined by significant drainage systems such as White Oak Creek and Rattlesnake Creek, which carve through the terrain toward the massive reservoir. Genealogists will find particular value in named cemeteries like Clary Cem and family-named features like Wilkins Hill and Wrights Bridge.