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2014 Map of Wye Mills

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Wye Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Wye Mills sits at the heart of this Eastern Shore landscape where the boundary between Queen Anne's County and Talbot County follows the winding path of Mill Creek. The 2014 survey reveals a transition between established agricultural crossroads and modern educational infrastructure, anchored by the campus of Chesapeake College near the junction of MD-213 and MD-404. Local history is deeply embedded in the terrain, with family-named roads and several historic burial grounds such as the John Wesley Church-Cem and Old Saint Joseph Cem.

Water plays a central role in the area's layout, from the recreational Wye Mills Community Lake to the tidal reaches of Wye Narrows and Wye Landing. Smaller settlements like Skipton, Cordova, and Newtown are connected by a network of rural routes like Skipton Landing Road, reflecting a landscape still defined by its relationship to the Chesapeake's intricate creek systems and points like Long Point and Nathaniel Point.