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1948 Map of Hanesville

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Hanesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay reveals a landscape defined by deep tidal inlets and agricultural peninsulas in Kent County. Centered on the community of Hanesville, the region is partitioned into distinctive land masses like Stillpond Neck and Fairlee Neck. These necks are carved by water bodies such as Still Pond Creek and Worton Creek, which served as vital transport arteries for the local economy. Evidence of maritime commerce is found at Green Point Wharf and Buck Neck Landing, while the presence of St Georges Church and St James Church anchors the rural settlements of Newtown and Melitota.

Across the bay to the northwest, the restricted shoreline of the Aberdeen Proving Ground contrasts with the private estates and farmsteads like Great Oak Manor and Churn Creek Farm. The network of local routes, including Worton Road and Flat Land Road, connects these disparate points of activity, illustrating the transition from 1940s rural infrastructure to the later 20th-century landscape reflected in the photorevised updates.