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1951 Map of Belhaven

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Belhaven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The port of Belhaven serves as the focal point of this coastal landscape where the Pungo River meets the Intracoastal Waterway. The town's grid is dense with detail, showing the terminus of the Norfolk Southern railway and numerous wharves extending into Pantego Creek. To the east, the map reveals a transition into the more rural marshes of Currituck and Pantego, where family and place-named landings such as Hoophole Landing and Piney Grove Landing dot the riverbanks.

The presence of Lowes Ditch and the Pungo Lake Canal highlights the early drainage efforts used to manage the low-lying terrain for agriculture and timber. Settlements like Leechville and Haslin Corner are situated along Beech Ridge Road, following the slightly higher ground of Beech Ridge. The map captures the delicate balance between land and water, from the complex finger creeks like Shallop Creek to the broad expanses of Pungo Creek and Bath Creek.