1981 Map of Hamilton

About this map

The Roanoke River snakes through the lowlands of Martin County and Bertie County, defining a landscape where the river’s floodplain dominates the eastern half of the area. On the higher ground to the west, the town of Hamilton serves as the primary settlement, supported by a network of rural communities like Huskanaw and Ballard. This 1981 edition shows the intersection of agricultural life and the marshy wilderness of the Broadneck Swamp and Huskanaw Swamp. The social fabric of these small communities is anchored by numerous country churches, including Spring Green Ch, Cedar Grove Ch, and Lynch Chapel. Education and infrastructure are represented by the Edna Andrews Sch and the municipal Sewage Disposal facility. For the local historian, the map preserves the exact locations of many small family and community cemeteries, simply labeled Cem, alongside winding watercourses like Conoho Creek and Indian Creek.