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2016 Map of Roper North

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Roper and its agricultural surroundings near the Albemarle Sound are captured in this mid-2010s survey, illustrating a landscape defined by water and drainage. The town of Roper serves as a hub in the southwestern corner, situated near Kendrick Creek and the Main Canal. Northward, the map follows the low-lying shoreline along the Atlantic Ocean, where waterfront settlements like Mackeys, Batemans Beach, and Skinnersville dot the coast.

The interior of Washington County is marked by a network of drainage canals and small streams like Whites Cr and Hawkins Br, which support the rural communities of Pleasant Grove, Blount, and Beasley. The map records the intricate road network of the area, including family-named routes such as Mackey Ferry Rd, Holly Neck Rd, and Beasley Rd, reflecting long-standing patterns of land ownership and local transit in this coastal plain environment.