
Arlington and the surrounding coastal landscape of Northampton County are defined by a network of tidal waters and small ponds along the eastern edge of the Chesapeake Bay. The map highlights significant historical markers such as the Tomb of Custis, located near the mouth of Old Plantation Creek, grounding the 1960s landscape in its colonial-era roots. The shoreline is dominated by a complex of small interior waters like Allegood Pond, Costin Pond, and Dizons Pond, which drain into the bay through narrow passages like Pond Drain. Offshore, the hydrography is intricately detailed, showing the navigation hazards and maritime paths of the Cherrystone Channel, Old Plantation Flats, and Latimer Shoal. This 1968 survey, photoinspected in 1982, captures the quiet, water-driven character of the Virginia peninsula before significant modern development, emphasizing the localized named features that define this specific stretch of the shore.
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1893 Virginia Beach
Northampton County, VA

1941 Broadwater
Northampton County, VA

1942 Cobb Island
Northampton County, VA

1942 Great Machipongo Inlet
Northampton County, VA

1943 Elliotts Creek
Northampton County, VA

1943 Jamesville
Northampton County, VA

1943 Townsend
Northampton County, VA

1948 Wescott Point
Northampton County, VA

1953 Ship Shoal Inlet
Northampton County, VA

1955 Elliotts Creek
Northampton County, VA

1955 Townsend
Northampton County, VA

1964 North Virginia Beach
Northampton County, VA

1966 Margarettsville
Northampton County, VA

1968 Cobb Island
Northampton County, VA

1968 Elliotts Creek
Northampton County, VA

1968 Fishermans Island
Northampton County, VA

1968 Great Machipongo Inlet
Northampton County, VA

1968 Jamesville
Northampton County, VA

1968 Ship Shoal Inlet
Northampton County, VA

1968 Townsend
Northampton County, VA

1971 Chesapeake Channel
Northampton County, VA

1977 Cobb Island
Northampton County, VA

1977 Elliotts Creek
Northampton County, VA

1977 Jamesville
Northampton County, VA

1977 Ship Shoal Inlet
Northampton County, VA

1977 Townsend
Northampton County, VA

1978 Great Machipongo Inlet
Northampton County, VA

1984 Williamsburg
Northampton County, VA

1985 Virginia Beach
Northampton County, VA

1990 Virginia Beach
Northampton County, VA

2022 Chesapeake Channel
Northampton County, VA

2022 Cobb Island
Northampton County, VA

2022 Elliotts Creek
Northampton County, VA

2022 Fishermans Island
Northampton County, VA

2022 Great Machipongo Inlet
Northampton County, VA

2022 Jamesville
Northampton County, VA

2022 North Virginia Beach
Northampton County, VA

2022 Ship Shoal Inlet
Northampton County, VA

2022 Townsend
Northampton County, VA