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2016 Map of Browns Mills

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Browns Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Browns Mills serves as a central hub in this Pine Barrens landscape, where the North Branch Rancocas Creek meets a complex network of residential estates and historic industrial sites. To the north, the sprawling grounds of Fort Dix dominate the border near Wrightstown, while the eastern reaches highlight the legacy of the local cranberry and iron industries at Whitesbog and Hanover Furnace. The map illustrates a transition from the structured military and residential grids of Country Lake Estates and Presidential Lakes Estates to the dense hydrologic networks of the south.

Water defines the geography here, with numerous small lakes and named branches such as Mount Misery Brook and McDonalds Br winding through the terrain. Evidence of the region’s earlier mill-based economy is preserved in place names like Lower Mill and Upper Mill. Significant local landmarks, including the New Jersey State Hos and the Pemberton & Hightstown RR corridor, provide essential reference points for understanding the development of Burlington County.