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2019 Map of Council

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Council
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

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The Cape Fear River winds across the northeastern portion of this coastal plain landscape, defining a region where numerous pocosin-like "bays" dot the terrain. These elliptical depressions, such as Seven Mile Bay, Sasspan Bay, and Wolf Bay, are characteristic of the Carolina backcountry and dictate the placement of roads and small settlements. The area is divided by the Bladen Co Columbus Co line, with the primary hub at Council positioned near the Council Millpond.

Genealogists will find many family-named roads and landmarks, including McEwen Cem and several small rural communities like Baltimore, Carvers, and Westbrook. The road network often follows these older property and plantation boundaries, evidenced by names like Braddy Plantation Rd and Jessie Harvey Rd. Further south, the landscape shifts toward the drainage of Buckhead Br and the community of Buckhead, illustrating the reliance on local mills and small-scale agriculture in this pocket of North Carolina.