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2010 Map of Waverly

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Waverly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The town of Waverly serves as the primary hub of this Sussex County landscape, where the street grid transitions into a vast network of wetlands and agricultural tracts. Significant swamp systems, including Otterdam Swamp to the north and Coppahaunk Swamp to the south, define the drainage patterns of the region, feeding into the winding course of the Blackwater River. These low-lying areas are punctuated by man-made and natural water features such as Averys Pond and Spring Hill Pond, reflecting a long history of water management for local industry or agriculture.

Rural intersections such as Gwaltney Corner and Carsley mark outlying points of settlement connected by a dense web of named local routes like George Town Rd and Hickory Hill Rd. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Waverly Cemetery near the center of town, while landmarks such as Blunts Bridge and Coppahaunk Spring provide specific points of interest for those tracing family footprints or historical property boundaries in this corner of Tidewater Virginia.