1984 Map of Clay Bank

About this map

The York River dominates this coastal landscape, shaping the development of Gloucester County from the shoreline of Clay Bank to the strategic tip at Gloucester Point. In the mid-1980s, the region shows a complex layering of colonial heritage and modern military presence. Significant tracts of land are dedicated to the U S Naval Weapons Station and Colonial National Historical Park, the latter preserving the Bellfield Plantation Site. Inland, the settlement pattern follows the George Washington Memorial Highway, connecting crossroads like Ordinary and White Marsh. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of community history, marking numerous places of worship and rest such as Antioch Ch, Abingdon Ch Cems, and the Rosewell Mem Garden Cem. The tidal ecology is evident in the many named guts and marshes including Aberdeen Creek and Carter Creek.