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2016 Map of Haws Run

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Haws Run
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Great Sandy Run Pocosin dominates the southern landscape of this Onslow County region, characterized by its dense wetland and low-lying terrain. Small residential clusters and family-named locales like Cyrus, Padgett, and Waltons Store anchor the area, reflecting a scattered settlement pattern common to coastal North Carolina's rural interior. The topography is defined by intricate drainage systems, where Sandy Run Swamp and Little Sandy Run Swamp feed into larger waterways such as Southwest Cr and Harris Cr.

Infrastructure like Sky Manor Airport and a network of rural roads including Hewitts Hwy connect these isolated communities. The map provides a detailed view of the interface between developed farmland and the wilder pocosin environment, a unique wetland ecosystem. These features, along with the eponymous Haws Run, illustrate the enduring relationship between the local population and the water-saturated landscape of the coastal plain.