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1942 Map of Easton

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Easton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Eastern Shore town of Easton serves as the focal point of this 1942 survey, revealing a landscape defined by its deep connection to the Chesapeake's tidal tributaries. The town’s early twentieth-century growth is marked by its position at the intersection of the Pennsylvania railroad and the Baltimore and Eastern line, with the Easton Airport appearing to the north. Waterfront life is concentrated along the Tred Avon River and Miles River, where numerous tidal creeks like Glebe Creek and Dixon Creek reach into the surrounding farmland.

Genealogists will find valuable local landmarks preserved here, including Spring Hill Cem and Magee Chapel, alongside established estates and residential areas such as St Aubins Heights, The Anchorage, and Bloomfield. The map captures the region's agricultural and maritime character before modern suburban expansion, documenting smaller communities like Longwoods and Woodland and the maritime activities at Easton Point.