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1994 Map of Masontown

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Masontown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Lake Simon Ellis and Little Lake dominate the northern landscape of this coastal North Carolina region, where the Croatan National Forest preserves a unique wetland ecosystem. The map reveals an intricate network of drainage efforts, characterized by the North Canal, Middle Canal, and South Canal that cut through the Pocosin terrain. These man-made channels contrast with the natural meandering of the Newport River and its numerous tributaries like Milliss Swamp and Southwest Prong.

Human activity is concentrated along the eastern corridor, where the Atlantic and East Carolina railroad tracks run parallel to the growing settlements of Havelock, Masontown, and Newport. The influence of neighboring military installations is evident via Camp Lejeune Road, while the rural interior remains sparsely populated with small clusters at Holly Springs and Camp Bryan. This survey, revised in the mid-1990s from late-1940s topography, captures the tension between industrial infrastructure like the Nine Foot Powerline and the sprawling Wilderness areas.