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2012 Map of Belews Creek

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Belews Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Belews Creek and the surrounding watersheds of northern Jefferson County appear here during a period of established residential growth and water-centered recreation. The landscape is defined by its numerous small reservoirs and community-focused developments, most notably around Lake Tishomingo and Lake Lorraine. These bodies of water, along with others like Vatterott Lake and Hideout Lake, suggest a land-use pattern centered on private lakefront property and suburban expansion away from the traditional rural hubs.

Smaller unincorporated communities like Regina, Goldman, and Granada Meadows are threaded together by a dense network of local roads and larger corridors such as Old State Route 21. The drainage patterns of Heads Creek, Sandy Creek, and Dulin Creek continue to shape the residential layout, while the presence of Sand Ridge provides a distinct topographic variation to the otherwise creek-carved valley floor. This documentation captures the modern footprint of these communities before further 21st-century intensification.