Exmore serves as a central hub on Virginia's Eastern Shore, positioned along the transport corridor that bisects the peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Machipongo River to the east. This landscape is a patchwork of small agricultural settlements and maritime centers, where deep-water access at Willis Wharf contrasts with the interior farmsteads of Belle Haven and Painter. The area is notably dense with family burial grounds and small churchyards, such as the Ames - Hyslop Family Cem and the New Zion Baptist Church Cem, which offer significant breadcrumbs for genealogical research.
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1931 · Accomac
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1935 · Accomac
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Broadwater
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Nandua Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1942 · Little Machipongo Inlet
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1942 · Nassawadox
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Nassawadox
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Jamesville
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Pungoteague
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Franktown
USGS Topo · 1:31,680