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2013 Map of Wellville

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Wellville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The community of Wellville and nearby North Wellville anchor this Nottoway County landscape, where rural settlement patterns are defined by a network of creeks and historical transit corridors. To the north and west, the terrain is partitioned by drainage basins for Deep Creek, Bland Creek, and Cellar Creek, which dictate the winding paths of roads like Namozine Rd and Old Richmond Rd. Small crossroads and named points such as Spainville, Clays Corner, and Earls mark the persistence of local family identities and trade centers in a landscape that remains largely agricultural and forested.

Industrial and recreational footprints appear through features like Lake Lee and the various logging paths, including Old Logging Rd and Logging Rd. These routes, along with the proximity of Va-153 and the Military Rd corridor in the northeast, reflect the region's evolving transportation needs from early settlement through the early 21st century. The map provides a detailed record of water features such as Spindlers Run and Sweathouse Cr, essential for understanding local genealogy and historical land use.