2013 Map of Bloxom

About this map

The salt marshes and barrier islands of the Eastern Shore dominate this early 21st-century landscape. The intricate interface between land and water is defined by labyrinthine waterways such as Kegotank Bay, Gargathy Inlet, and Mud Narrows. The topography here is profoundly flat, shaped by coastal dynamics that created the Metompkin Islands and Assawoman Island. Inland, the settlement pattern follows a linear path along the Lankford Hwy corridor, where crossroads communities like Nelsonia and Gargatha serve as focal points for the surrounding agricultural lands.