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1963 Map of Winterpock

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Winterpock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Winterpock serves as the focal point of this rural Virginia landscape in the early 1960s, a community anchored by local institutions like the Winterpock School and Centenary Church. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Appomattox River, which forms the boundary between Chesterfield and Amelia counties, encircling landmarks such as Goose Island. The settlement pattern follows old country roads, connecting smaller nodes like Whites Store in the south near Winticomack Creek.

Significant for genealogists and local historians, the sheet identifies several historic congregations including Tabernacle Church, Bethia Church, and the Second Branch Church and Cemetery. These sites, along with a network of drainage systems like Second Branch and Third Branch, reveal a quiet agricultural and residential region before the later suburban expansion of the Richmond area. The presence of these named landmarks provides a clear look at the community's social and geographic structure during this mid-century period.