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1932 Map of Wakefield

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Wakefield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

George Washington Birthplace National Monument serves as the focal point of this northern Virginia landscape along the Potomac River. The terrain is defined by dramatic riverfront features such as the Stratford Cliffs and Nomini Cliffs, while the interior is dotted with small rural communities and family-named landmarks like Monroe Hall and Latanes. The map reveals a transition in transportation, showing both the established river commerce at sites like Smith Mount Landing and Carters Wharf alongside the emerging Popes Creek Highway.

In the southern portion, the Rappahannock River winds past Leedstown, where the local economy was historically tied to the water and mills like Potomac Mills. For genealogists, the map is a primary source for identifying now-defunct local institutions, including Hill Sch and New Zion Ch, as well as numerous rural settlements such as Baynesville and Indiantown that anchored the Westmoreland and Essex County communities in the early 1930s.