Marsha, as a former Chairman of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, I should tell you that many geographic features bearing such pejorative names as Negro Run have been renamed. As I have been long retired, I cannot speak with authority on that specific run ,but suggest you contact the Domestic Names Committee of the Board which is located in Reston, Virginia, regarding that. Also, I believe part of Lake Anna is also in Louisa County. Good Luck, Bob McArtor -------Original Message------- From: marsha moses Date: 02/11/06 15:44:08 To: VAORANGE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAORANGE] North Anna River I am looking at a land transaction (1743) that talks about the North Fork of the North Anna River. My Delorme Atlas shows the North Anna River very clearly as the southern boundary of Orange County. However in the area from about Gordonsville to due south of Orange (the town of Orange) it is labeled Negro Run. Then for the rest of the way it is labeled North Anna. Then it appears that it has been dammed to form a lake about the time that one reaches Spotsylvania County. It appears that Pamunkey Creek and Riga Run form other large inputs to the north and East of the North Anna. I just can't make any sense by looking at my map of what the North Fork of the North Anna would mean. Even Negro Run appears to me to run directly into the North Anna as if the River was just labelled something else in it's western section.... Can anyone help me with this? Marsha in WV ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429

Thanks, Bob. I was kind of surprised that a modern map would have a name like Negro Run....but then perhaps it has been renamed from something much more "NOT politically correct"....Thanks for taking the time to suggest the below. Marsha in WV robertmcartor wrote: >Marsha, as a former Chairman of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, I should >tell you that many geographic features bearing such pejorative names as >Negro Run have been renamed. As I have been long retired, I cannot speak >with authority on that specific run ,but suggest you contact the Domestic >Names Committee of the Board which is located in Reston, Virginia, regarding >that. Also, I believe part of Lake Anna is also in Louisa County. Good >Luck, Bob McArtor > >-------Original Message------- > >From: marsha moses >Date: 02/11/06 15:44:08 >To: VAORANGE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [VAORANGE] North Anna River > >I am looking at a land transaction (1743) that talks about the North >Fork of the North Anna River. My Delorme Atlas shows the North Anna >River very clearly as the southern boundary of Orange County. However >in the area from about Gordonsville to due south of Orange (the town of >Orange) it is labeled Negro Run. Then for the rest of the way it is >labeled North Anna. Then it appears that it has been dammed to form a >lake about the time that one reaches Spotsylvania County. It appears >that Pamunkey Creek and Riga Run form other large inputs to the north >and East of the North Anna. I just can't make any sense by looking at >my map of what the North Fork of the North Anna would mean. Even Negro >Run appears to me to run directly into the North Anna as if the River >was just labelled something else in it's western section.... > >Can anyone help me with this? Marsha in WV > > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour >aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > >