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2016 Map of New Gretna

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of New Gretna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

New Gretna and the expansive wetlands of the Mullica River basin define this coastal Atlantic and Burlington County landscape. The area is a complex network of saltwater marshes and tidal thoroughfares, where the Garden State Parkway cuts a modern path across established water bodies like the Wading River and Bass River. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several community burial grounds, including Hillside Cem, Miller Cem, and Leek-McKeen Cem.

Settlement patterns reveal a mix of established towns and smaller historical localities such as Leektown, Merrygold, and Higbeeville. To the south, the village of Port Republic sits near the head of Nacote Creek, while the eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the residential finger-canals of Mystic Island and the open waters of Great Bay. Numerous named points and islands, such as Chestnut Neck and Osborne Island, highlight the intricate interface between land and sea in the Jersey Pine Barrens' coastal fringe.