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2016 Map of Public Landing

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Chincoteague Bay and the Atlantic coast define the eastern edge of this Worcester County landscape, where small crossroads settlements and family cemeteries anchor the interior. The community of Public Landing serves as a primary point of access to the water, situated south of Ricks Point and Windmill Point. Inland, the terrain is a network of coastal drainage including Scarboro Creek, Pawpaw Creek, and Tanhouse Creek, interspersed with agricultural tracts and named woods like Franklin Swamp.

Genealogists will find significant local landmarks such as Old Trinity Cem near Newark and Ebenezer Cem in the vicinity of Mount Wesley. The map documents a rural infrastructure of narrow roads like Basket Switch Rd and Double Bridges Rd that connect older hamlets such as Porters Crossing, Wesley, and Cedartown. The western boundary is marked by the course of the Pocomoke River, illustrating the traditional divide between the riverine wetlands and the bay-side settlements.