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1919 Map of White Plains

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of White Plains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

White Plains and its surrounding rural network are documented here just after the First World War, as surveyed by R. B. Marshall and the U.S. Geological Survey. The landscape is defined by the heavy presence of community institutions, with a dense distribution of country churches such as Bethany Church, Jerusalem Church, and Antioch Church anchoring local life. The map illustrates a transitional period in transportation, featuring established post offices like Powellton PO and general stores including Vultare Store and Moores Store.

Rivers dominate the northern and southern margins, with the Meherrin River cutting through the upper county and the Roanoke River forming the southern boundary. The presence of Hicks Mill, Sims Mill, and Ross Mill suggests an economy still deeply tied to local water power and agriculture. Moving along Manufacturing Road toward Gasburg, one sees a snapshot of an early twentieth-century Virginia-North Carolina borderland where family-named schools like Oakley School and Gholsonville School served as regional hubs.