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1968 Map of Lancaster

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

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Lancaster sits at the heart of the Northern Neck in the mid-1960s, serving as a focal point for a landscape defined by its intricate tidewater geography. The map reveals a transition between the agricultural uplands and the deep-cut inlets of the Great Wicomico River and the Eastern Branch Corrotoman River. Small crossroads settlements such as Wicomico Church, Miskimon, and Chestnut Grove are connected by a network of winding local roads, including the notable Sampsons Wharf Road.

Social and civic life is anchored by numerous local landmarks, from Willis Chapel and Morning Star Ch to the Brook Vale High Sch. The region's reliance on its water resources is evident in the naming of several smaller catchments like Davis Millpond and Camps Millpond. The inclusion of bathymetric data provides a rare look at the underwater contours of the riverbeds, showing the depth of the navigation channels that once supported the local wharf economy.