2019 Map of Potters Hill

About this map

Potters Hill stands as the central settlement in this eastern North Carolina landscape, where the borders of Onslow, Duplin, and Jones Counties converge. The geography is defined by a dense network of blackwater drainages and wetlands, including Tuckahoe Swamp to the north and Stephens Swamp to the south. Small, localized communities such as Haw Branch, Quinns Store, and Cedar Fork are linked by a web of rural routes like Cedar Fork Rd and Potters Hill Rd. The New River meanders through the eastern portion of the quadrangle, flanked by numerous small tributaries like Whiteoak Br and Buck Br. This 2019 survey documents a region where agriculture and timber-rich lowlands dictate the settlement pattern, with interior terrain features such as Reedy Island and Big Island rising above the surrounding marshy basins.