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2016 Map of Loretto

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Loretto
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Loretto serves as the central hub for this portion of Lawrence County, situated along the corridor between Tennessee and Alabama. The landscape is defined by a dense network of creek branches and hollows, where small settlements like Saint Joseph and Fairview are connected by rural routes such as Old Jackson Hwy. The distribution of family and community burial grounds, including Restview Cem and Hensley Ridge Cem, suggests a long-standing pattern of localized settlement in the uplands surrounding Bluewater Cr.

The southern edge of the map follows the Tennessee-Alabama state line, showing the transition into Lauderdale County. Local landmarks like Belew Springs and Rascal Town illustrate the persistence of named places in this agricultural and timber region. Waterways such as Hurricane Cr and Shoal Creek drain the undulating terrain of Hensley Ridge, which remained largely rural into the early twenty-first century.