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2023 Map of Oxford

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The peninsula landscape of Talbot County is defined here by the confluence of the Tred Avon River and the Chesapeake Bay, where maritime history remains visible in the modern era. The historic Oxford-Bellevue Ferry continues to connect these two distinct waterfront settlements, a reminder of the waterborne transit networks that preceded modern highways. In Oxford, the town plan is densely marked with heritage sites including the Oxford Cem, while nearby Bellevue sits at the end of the Ferry Neck peninsula, surrounded by smaller waterways like Tar Creek and Fox Hole Creek.

Further inland, the community of Royal Oak serves as a hub for the surrounding agricultural and residential lands. Genealogists will find several notable burial grounds throughout the area, including the Old John Wesley Cem and Walnut Grove Cem near Island Creek. The shoreline is heavily articulated with family-named points and coves, such as Baileys Neck, Pecks Point, and Benoni Point, reflecting long-standing patterns of land ownership along the tidal reaches.