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2019 Map of Elizabethtown North

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Elizabethtown serves as the focal point of this Bladen County landscape, situated along the banks of the Cape Fear River. The geography is defined by a dense concentration of Carolina Bays—elliptical depressions often filled with wetlands or lakes. These include White Lake, noted for its clarity, and Jones Lake, which is surrounded by several smaller formations like Jones Lake Bay and Cotton Head Bay. The prevalence of these features, such as Tatum Millpond Bay and Johnson Mill Bay, suggests a history of local industry and water management in the rural areas surrounding the town.

Transportation routes like Lula Long Rd and the intersection at Suttons Corner connect the agricultural interior to the riverfront. Evidence of earlier community centers persists in names like Schoolhouse Bay and Sawmill Bay, indicating where previous generations gathered and worked. The wetland character of the region is further reinforced by the presence of Thumb Swamp and White Lake Drain, which manage the flow of water across this complex coastal plain environment.