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1954 Map of Pungo Lake

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Pungo Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Pungo Lake dominates the upper half of this coastal plain survey, situated on the border of Washington and Hyde Counties. The landscape is defined by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure, including the Pungo River Canal, Oregon Canal, and Pungo Lake Canal, which supported the reclamation of this low-lying territory for agriculture and settlement. Along the western edge of the lake and the Pungo River Canal, a series of landings and small ridges mark the habitable ground, such as Elbow Landing, Davis Landing, and White Oak Landing.

Evidence of the area's early transportation and timber history is visible in the Old Turnpike and the large tracts of Lees Mills and Scuppernong. Localized settlements like Pungo and Union Grove appear alongside distinctive topographic features such as Chinquapin Ridge and Plum Ridge, providing specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in this rural portion of North Carolina's inner banks.