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2020 Map of Jones Crossroads

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Jones Crossroads
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Wheeler Lake dominates the central landscape of this North Alabama survey, marking the wide expanse of the Tennessee River where it divides Limestone, Lawrence, and Morgan counties. The northern shore is defined by rural settlements like Lawngate, Lawson, and Jones Crossroads, characterized by a dense network of family-named cemeteries such as Mason Cem, Proctor Cem, and Round Island Cem. These small burial grounds, often associated with local churches like Nebo Church Cem, provide significant genealogical anchors for the area.

South of the water, the terrain transitions into the residential and industrial outskirts of Decatur and the town of Trinity. Landforms within the river itself, including Finley Island and Byrd Island Bar, reflect the complex hydrology of the lake. The presence of numerous small watercourses like Beckham Br and Round Island Br feeding into the main channel highlights the importance of the river system to the development of these communities throughout the late twentieth century.