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2016 Map of Deal Island

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Deal Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Deal Island and its surrounding wetlands form the core of this coastal landscape on the edge of the Tangier Sound. The maritime communities of Wenona, Chance, and Dames Quarter are linked by a single road corridor, Deal Island Rd, which traverses a network of guts and marshes. This area is defined by its proximity to the Chesapeake Bay, where the transition from land to water is marked by numerous tidal features like Laws Thorofare and the Dames Quarter Marsh.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant data points in the Chance and Rock Creek Cem and Saint Johns Cem. The map illustrates a landscape of high water-connectivity, evidenced by named passages such as Upper Thorofare and Man Gut, which separate the main island from Little Deal Island and smaller landmasses like Manbone Island. Across the bay to the north, the settlement of Waterview sits near the Nanticoke Point, highlighting the region's scattered shoreline development.