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1968 Map of Jamesville

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Jamesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Occohannock Creek and Nassawadox Creek define the deeply indented shoreline of Virginia's Eastern Shore in this late 1960s survey. The map details the interface between land and the Chesapeake Bay, revealing a landscape of long peninsulas including Craddock Neck, Scarborough Neck, and Occohannock Neck. These necks are characterized by small, scattered settlements like Jamesville, Wardtown, and Hacks Neck, which are connected to the water by numerous historic landings and wharves.

Evidence of a maritime economy is seen at Davis Wharf, Morleys Wharf, and Stewarts Landing. Inland, the map records the locations of local landmarks such as St Marys Ch and Bethel Ch, alongside several cemeteries. The bathymetric data, added in the 1980s based on earlier hydrographic surveys, provides depth contours for the intricate coves like Bull Cove and Killmon Cove, illustrating the shallow, complex drainage patterns of the coastal marshes.