2014 Map of East New Market

About this map

Secretary and East New Market sit at the center of this Dorchester County landscape, where the tidal reaches of the Warwick River and the Choptank River meet a network of inland streams and millponds. The map illustrates a region defined by its water-dependent geography, featuring significant bodies like Higgins Millpond and Big Millpond along the Chicamacomico River and Transquaking River. Settlement patterns follow the high ground between these wetlands, connected by historic routes like Railroad Ave and Ocean Gtwy. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet preserves the locations of several community burial grounds, including Mt Pleasant Cem and Salem Cem, alongside smaller crossroads such as Linkwood and Thompsontown. This coastal plain environment transitions from the shoreline at Cedar Grove Beach and Jamaica Point to the agricultural interior, documenting the persistent rural character of the Eastern Shore in the early 21st century.