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1990 Map of Virginia Beach

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Virginia Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Virginia Beach and the coastal barrier system of southeastern Virginia are documented here in the decade before the turn of the millennium. The landscape is defined by the sharp contrast between the expanding urban reach of North Virginia Beach and the preserved marshlands of the southern coast. Military presence is central to the area's geography, with the U S Naval Amphibious Base and the U S Naval Reservation Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Center occupying significant shoreline.

Further south, the map reveals a complex network of coastal inlets and islands, including Back Bay and Knotts Island, which straddle the Virginia North Carolina state line. This era captures the region prior to extensive modern development in the southernmost reaches, where False Cape State Park and the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge maintain the primitive character of the Sand Ridge. Inland, small established communities like Sigma and Dawley Corners mark the transition toward the North Landing River.