1961 Map of Walnut Run

About this map

The rolling agricultural landscape of Madison County is documented here at the start of the 1960s, defined by its intricate network of drainage ditches and family-named roads. The village of Newport serves as a small hub amidst a terrain crossed by the Pennsylvania railroad and several winding watercourses, including Walnut Run, Oak Run, and Bradford Creek. This survey provides significant genealogical value, identifying numerous small family and community burial grounds such as Kirkwood Cem, Evans Cem, Kilgore Cem, and the Old Johnston Cem. In the northeast, the Madison Lake State Reserve highlights the area's recreational development around Madison Lake. The map also captures educational shifts, labeling both the Old Madison Sch and the Madison High Sch, while local infrastructure is further detailed by an Airstrip and a Radio Tower, reflecting the modernizing rural economy within the historic Virginia Military District.