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2022 Map of Jamesville

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Jamesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The boundary between Accomack and Northampton counties cuts across this coastal landscape of the Virginia Eastern Shore, where land is defined by long, narrow peninsulas reaching toward the Chesapeake Bay. Settlement patterns are concentrated along high ground, notably at Jamesville and Wardtown, connected by roads that navigate the intricate fingers of land such as Occohannock Neck and Scarborough Neck. These necks are separated by complex tidal waterways including Craddock Cr and Scarborough Gut.

The landscape reflects a long-standing reliance on the water, with named features like Davis Wharf and Stewart S Wharf Rd indicating a history of maritime commerce and transit. Massive wetland areas like Hyslop Marsh and various coves such as Mount Airy Cove and Johnson Cove show the dominance of the salt marsh environment. The geography here is a series of distinct points and bluffs, from Powells Bluff in the north to Savage Point at the southern edge of the sheet.