1956 Map of Tuckahoe

About this map

Tuckahoe and Corbin City serve as the primary hubs in this mid-century landscape where the Tuckahoe River winds through the coastal plains of South Jersey. The geography is defined by its extensive protected lands, including the dense Belleplain State Forest and the Tuckahoe State Fishing and Hunting Grounds, highlighting an era when the region transitioned from industrial extraction toward conservation and recreation. Transportation in the 1950s remained heavily influenced by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, which cuts a diagonal path through the map. Smaller crossroads such as Steelmantown, Marshallville, and the aptly named Head of River provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracking family settlements along the river's upper reaches. Numerous creeks, such as Stephens Creek and Cedar Creek, demonstrate the complex drainage patterns that shaped early sawmill and farming site selection in this part of Cape May and Atlantic Counties.