2019 Map of Manteo

About this map

Roanoke Island anchors this coastal survey, serving as a hub of early American memory and modern maritime life. The northern end of the island is dominated by the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, preserving a landscape of dense maritime forests and wetlands near Fort Raleigh City. To the south, the county seat of Manteo sits along the protected waters of Shallowbag Bay, while small communities like Mother Vineyard and California reflect the long-standing residential character of the island’s interior. Across the Roanoke Sound, the barrier islands show the dense residential development of Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head, where the massive sand dunes of Jockeys Ridge stand between the sound and the Atlantic Ocean. The map traces a complex network of causeways and bridges linking these outer banks to the mainland via Colington Island.