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2023 Map of Marion

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Marion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Fairmount Neck and the surrounding Chesapeake Bay tidewater define this portrait of coastal Somerset County. The landscape is a complex network of marshes and coves, where land and water merge at Jericho Marsh and Acre Marsh. Settlement is concentrated in small, historic clusters such as Landonville, Upper Fairmount, and Rumbley, many of which are situated along narrow necks of land. The prevalence of family and community burial grounds, including Union Cem and the Samuel Wesley Methodist Cem, points to deep-rooted local lineages in this maritime environment.

Waterborne infrastructure and transport remain central to the region, evidenced by the Daugherty Creek Canal near Crisfield and the Crisfield-Somerset County Airport serving as a modern inland link. From the wide expanse of the Chesapeake Bay to the sheltered waters of Moon Bay and Hazard Cove, the map illustrates a community shaped by its proximity to the sound and the intricate drainage of the Eastern Shore.