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2019 Map of Dobbersville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Dobbersville serves as the focal point of this agricultural landscape where Wayne, Sampson, and Duplin counties converge. The terrain is defined by a dense network of blackwater drainage systems, including the expansive Thoroughfare Swamp and Goshen Swamp, which interlace with smaller tributaries like Youngs Swamp and Panther Br. These wetlands are interrupted by higher ground that supports small rural settlements such as Suttontown and Giddensville.

The road network reflects a history of local commerce and community life, with routes like Coker Store Rd, Odom Mill Rd, and Grantham School Rd signaling the location of former rural institutions. To the south, the distinctive geography of Bear Pocosin highlights the unique shrub-bog environments native to the North Carolina Coastal Plain, preserved here amidst decades of timbering and tobacco farming traditions.