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2022 Map of Scotts Hill

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Scotts Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Scotts Hill and the growing coastal communities of northern New Hanover County are defined by their position between the forest and the sea. The landscape transitions from the wooded drainage of Island Cr in the north to the developed residential corridors of Murraysville and Ogden further south. Near the shoreline, the Intracoastal Waterway separates the mainland from Figure Eight Island, creating a complex network of marshes and tidal reaches such as Middle Sound and Pages Creek.

Genealogists and local historians can find significant markers of the area's heritage at the Poplar Grove Plantation Cem near the Pender County line and Prospect Cem tucked near Howe Creek. The map documents the modern suburban expansion of Wilmington as it moves north toward Porters Neck, while preserving the locations of legacy family landmarks and historical land tracts that preceded the contemporary road network.