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1956 Map of Cedarville

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Cedarville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Cedarville stands as a primary hub within this coastal landscape, situated where the Central Railroad of New Jersey crosses the upper reaches of Cedar Creek. The map details the transition from inland agriculture and woodlands to the salt marshes of The Glades and Bear Swamp. Along the Delaware Bay shoreline, small settlements like Gandys Beach and Hollywood Beach provide access to the water, while the Nantuxent Point Lighthouse marks the entry toward Nantuxent Creek.

Tracing the rural roads reveals a network of local history, including the Old Stone Church and its accompanying Old Stone Church Cem near Rockville. The area's industrial past is visible through numerous Sand Pits and the presence of Shaws Mill Pond. Extensive wetlands like Jones Island and Fortescue Neck dominate the southern portion of the sheet, illustrating a landscape defined by tidal guts and intricate drainage patterns like Oranoaken Creek and Beadons Creek.