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1949 Map of Lancaster

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Lancaster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The county seat of Lancaster anchors this post-war landscape of the Northern Neck, where the boundary with Northumberland County winds through a network of creeks and small settlements. The map illustrates a rural society organized around crossroads and waterfront landings, featuring landmarks like the Miskimon Lookout Tower and the Booker T Washington Sch. Water-based commerce and local industry are evident at Sampsons Wharf PO on the Great Wicomico River and interior sites like Davis Millpond and Camps Millpond.

Numerous small communities and church-centered hamlets such as Wicomico Church, Morning Star Ch, and Willie Chapel are dispersed throughout the coastal plain. The road network connects a series of family-named junctions including McNeals Corner, Beanes Corners, and Hardins Corner, providing a detailed look at local property and settlement patterns before mid-century modernization altered the region's character.