1994 Map of New Bern

About this map

The confluence of the Neuse River and Trent River anchors this detailed study of the coastal plains, showing the expansion of New Bern and its surrounding communities in the mid-1990s. The city core is dense with history, featuring numerous burial grounds like Cedar Grove Cem and Greenwood Cem, alongside the civic heart of the Court house and Union Point. Across the water, James City and Bridgeton line the shorelines, while the southern half of the map is dominated by the dense, winding hydrology of Brices Creek as it carves through the Croatan National Forest. The landscape reveals a transition from the urban grid of Pollock St and Queen St to the sprawling outskirts of Trent Woods and the aviation infrastructure at Simmons-Nott Airport. This map is particularly useful for tracing the 20th-century development of the waterfront and the preservation of forest lands against the rising residential footprint.