2013 Map of Council

About this map

Council and its surrounding coastal plain landscape appear here in a recent topographical study, defined by the slow-moving waters of the Cape Fear River and its numerous tributaries. The map details a community centered on agricultural and timber lands, punctuated by significant water bodies like Council Millpond and Meares Millpond. Distinctive terrain features such as Seven Mile Bay and Deepwater Point illustrate the low-lying, often swampy nature of the Bladen County interior. Smaller named settlements including Westbrook, Baltimore, and Buckhead are connected by a network of rural roads such as S Elwell Ferry Rd, hinting at the historic importance of river crossings and local mills in this region. The landscape is heavily crisscrossed by drainage branches like Boggy Br and Kitchens Br, which flow through the timbered pocosin and bay environments that characterize the area's geography.