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1944 Map of Windsor

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Windsor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The town of Windsor serves as a central hub on this 1944 survey, where the Norfolk and Western railroad intersects with a burgeoning road network. The landscape is defined by the complex hydrology of the Tidewater region, featuring a series of large millponds and reservoirs such as Lake Burnt Mills, Lake Prince, and Cahoon Pond. This period captures a transition in the rural economy, as older sites like Branch and Joyner Millpond and the String of Logs Pocosin remain prominent alongside modern developments like an underground pipeline.

Local history is preserved through the placement of rural institutions, including Holly Grove Sch, Greshen Sch, and churches like Woodland Ch and Western Branch Ch. These landmarks, along with small crossroads settlements like Five Forks and Kings Fork, reflect the established social geography of Isle of Wight and Nansemond counties before post-war suburban shifts altered the rural character of the Virginia coastal plain.