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1980 Map of Selbyville

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Selbyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Agricultural fields and dense woodlands dominate this 1980 infrared color orthophotoquad, which captures the coastal plain landscape along the Delaware and Maryland border. The town of Selbyville serves as the primary hub in the northwest, surrounded by a mosaic of farm plots and timber tracks. To the east and south, the drainage patterns of the St Martin River and Birch Branch dictate the local geography, leading toward the Maryland settlements of Bishopville and Showell.

This specific imagery, processed from September 1980 aerial photography, provides a distinct visual record of the region's land use before late-century development intensified. Smaller communities like Roxana and Williamsville appear as compact crossroads within the rural expanse, while the southern edge of the sheet reaches toward Berlin. The high-contrast infrared photography clearly delineates the moisture-rich wetlands and watercourses that define the lower Sussex and Worcester County borderlands.