1930 Map of Warrenton

About this map

The Rappahannock River serves as a winding border between Fauquier and Culpeper counties on this 1930 map. The landscape is dotted with early twentieth-century community anchors, from the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs resort area to a dense network of local schoolhouses like Clover Hill Sch and Piney Ridge Sch. Local industrial activity is evidenced by Orlean Mills and Corn Mills, while the Southern railroad provides a critical transportation corridor through the eastern half of the quadrangle, linking Warrenton with southern settlements. This survey reflects a predominantly rural economy where family-named runs, such as Thumb Run and Carter Run, define the drainage of the Piedmont terrain. Genealogists may find value in the specific placement of numerous rural churches, including Wesley Chapel and Jetersburg Ch, which served these dispersed farming communities.