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2016 Map of Cauthornville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Cauthornville and Owenton anchor the southern reaches of this landscape where the boundaries of King and Queen, Essex, and Caroline counties converge. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hydrologic features, including the extensive King and Queen Swamp and several significant drainages like Hoskins Cr and Chapel Creek. These water systems historically influenced the placement of early settlements and agricultural tracts, visible here through the distribution of crossroads communities such as Indian Neck and Beazley.

Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy land patterns through family-named infrastructure like Owens Mill Rd and Bradley Farm Rd. The northern portion of the map features the Upper Essex Cem near the community of Battery, while the southern area is marked by Gannett Millpond on Chapel Cr. This survey illustrates how the region's geography, dominated by interior wetlands and creek valleys, has maintained a dispersed, rural settlement pattern well into the modern era.