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2011 Map of Newark West

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Newark West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

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Big Elk Creek and the Christina River systems converge in this cross-border region where Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania meet. The landscape is marked by a transition from the agricultural expanses of Kemblesville and Strickersville in the north to the dense academic and residential corridors of Newark in the south. The University of Delaware campus dominates the southeastern portion, with specific facilities such as Townsend Hall and Clayton Hall clearly noted.

Industrial and transport history is evident at Elk Mills, where the Elk Mills Quarry and Elk Mills Post Office suggest a community built around resource extraction. Further west, the Fair Hill Race Track and the Fair Hill National Res Area indicate a shift toward recreational land use. Several historical burial grounds, including Mount Olivet Cemetery and the London Britain Cemetery, are scattered across the rural townships, providing key points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots through these established border communities.