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1990 Map of Juniper Creek

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Juniper Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Green Swamp dominates the center of this 1990 survey, showing the complex hydrology of the coastal plains along the border of Columbus and Brunswick counties. The landscape is a mosaic of wet lowlands and slightly elevated ridges, such as Cox Ridge and Schoolhouse Ridge, which traditionally provided the dry ground necessary for small-scale agriculture and early settlement. Small clearings like Little Field and Ward Field are scattered throughout the dense drainage network of Juniper Creek and its many tributaries.

Local landmarks such as Clewis Corner and Roberts are positioned along the few improved thoroughfares, including the route of highway 211. The presence of a Cem near Myrtle Head and family-named features like Hoy Savanna and Clewis Ridge reflect the long history of rural inhabitants working this distinctive terrain of bays and islands, including Bear Pen Islands at the southern edge of the quadrangle.