2016 Map of Chesconessex

About this map

Chesconessex sits along the coastal edge of the Virginia Eastern Shore, where the land fragmentizes into a maze of marshes and tidal guts at the junction of the Chesapeake Bay and Pocomoke Sound. This 2016 survey documents a landscape dominated by saltwater ecology, from the expansive Guilford Flats in the north to the network of islands including Russell Island, Savage Island, and Tobacco Island. The map illustrates the delicate balance of the Chesapeake shoreline, featuring narrow waterways like The Thorofare and Back Creek that carve through Big Marsh. While most of the sheet is aquatic or marshland, the small settlement at Chesconessex provides a terrestrial anchor, with local routes like Schooner Bay Rd and Deep Creek Rd leading toward the waterfront. This geographic record is particularly valuable for tracking the shifting shorelines of features like Long Ridge and Beach Island in an era of rising tides.