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2016 Map of Dublin

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Elizabethtown and Dublin anchor this portion of Bladen County, where the sprawling Cape Fear River carves a deep valley through the coastal plain. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, featuring numerous "bays" and swamps typical of the region, such as McNeil Bay, Sheriff White Bay, and Rake Shin Bay. These elliptical depressions, alongside water bodies like Salters Lake and Paris Millpond, speak to the unique Carolina Bay formations that have shaped local agriculture and settlement patterns for generations.

Education and rural industry meet at Bladen Community Coll, while small settlements like White Oak, Burney, and Ruskin are connected by a network of family-named roads and rural routes. The presence of the Rocking A Farm Airport and Dublin Field highlights the importance of light aviation in this agricultural landscape. Tracing the river downstream reveals the proximity of Greenes Pond to the county seat, illustrating how the river remains the central geographic feature for both commerce and recreation.