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2019 Map of Gloucester

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Gloucester County Courthouse serves as the focal point for this Tidewater Virginia landscape, where the historic seat of Gloucester sits at the junction of the region's modern road network and its ancient swamp systems. To the north, the Beaverdam Swamp Reservoir dominates the drainage of Beaverdam Swamp, a massive hydrologic feature that transitions into tidal creeks like Wilson Cr and Carter Cr as the land slopes toward the Chesapeake tributaries.

Local history is preserved in small settlements and family burial grounds such as Old Bellamy Cem and Ware Cem. The distribution of crossroads communities like Woods Crossroads, Ark, and Sassafras reflects a settlement pattern shaped by early colonial routes. Geographic landmarks like Cowpen Neck and Deacons Neck illustrate the importance of the peninsula's topography, while the naming of Fiddlers Bridge and Fox Mill Run preserves the memory of local industry and social navigation in Gloucester County.