2010 Map of Lois

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Elk River dominates this landscape, its waters backing up behind the Tims Ford Dam to form the sprawling fingers of Murray Lake. This 2010 topographic record captures a rural Tennessee environment where the modern infrastructure of the dam and the Tims Ford Bridges intersects with generations of family history. The sheet is exceptionally dense with burial sites, including the Lois Cemetery, Brownington Cemetery, and Majors Cemetery, reflecting the long-established communities of Marble Plains and surrounding ridges. Beyond the lake, the terrain is defined by complex drainage patterns from Dry Prong Farris Creek and Robinson Creek. Named geographic features like Possumtrot Ridge, Cashion Bend, and Wiseman Bend indicate a deeply localized naming tradition tied to the river's winding path through the hollows.