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1997 Map of Jacksonville North

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Jacksonville North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

Jacksonville serves as the primary urban center in this late-twentieth-century study, showing significant residential and commercial expansion north toward Half Moon. The landscape is defined by the New River and its tributaries, including Little Mill Creek and Sandy Run, which carved the coastal plain and influenced settlement patterns from Tar Landing to Pumpkin Center. Significant tracts of the White Oak Pocosin and Hofmann Forest dominate the northeastern quadrant, representing the vast timber and wetland environments of Onslow County.

Institutional growth is evident through the presence of Coastal Carolina Community College, Onslow Memorial Hospital, and several local schools like Northwood Sch and Summersill Sch. The map records a transition from traditional rural crossroad communities, marked by Bethlehem Ch and Washington Chapel, to modern suburban developments linked by corridors like Western Blvd and Onslow Blvd. This period captures the city's modern footprint just before the turn of the millennium.