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2019 Map of Hog Island

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Hog Island and its surrounding waterways define this maritime corridor of the James River, where the boundaries of Surry, James City, and Isle of Wight counties meet. The landscape is a transition from the historic preservation of the Colonial National Historical Park and the Colonial National Historic Pkwy in the north to the agricultural and recreational reaches of Chippokes in the south. Notable infrastructure includes the Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport and tactical proximity to NWS Yorktown and Fort Eustis.

The map reveals a complex system of marshes and points, such as Gravel Neck and Lawnes Point, separated by tidal channels like The Thorofare and Goose Hill Channel. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of Travis Cem and established settlements like Homewood and Highgate provides a modern reference for long-standing family locations and riverfront estates across the peninsula and the Surry shore.