2011 Map of La Plata

About this map

The town of La Plata serves as a southern anchor for this corridor of Charles County, appearing here amidst a landscape of rapidly expanding residential neighborhoods and established crossroads. Historically significant sites for genealogists include Sacred Heart Cemetery and Mount Rest Cemetery near the town center, as well as the Saint Pauls Piney Cemetery further north. The map documents the northern growth of Waldorf and Saint Charles, where suburban development is woven into the natural drainage basins of Old Womans Run and the expansive Zekiah Swamp Run. Between these centers, older named locations such as Beantown and White Plains persist alongside newer tracts like Bannister and Huntington. This period of the early 21st century reflects a transition from rural Maryland tobacco country into a sophisticated suburban network, connected by historical routes like Rosewick Rd.