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2012 Map of Lorman

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Lorman and the surrounding rural communities of Jefferson County are captured here in a landscape defined by deeply carved creeks and a legacy of settlement along the old transit corridors. The modern Hwy 61 S bypasses the older routes, yet traces of the historic thoroughfares remain visible in Old Highway 61 and the winding Natchez Trace Pkwy that skirts the northern edge of the sheet. Smaller settlements like Coon Box, Melton, and Clifton cluster near the intersections of local farm-to-market roads, while the Russum Oil Field in the northeast indicates the ongoing importance of natural resource extraction in the region.

Genealogists and local historians can find several established burial grounds, including Waterloo Cem and Ridge Cem, which serve as anchors for the dispersed rural population. The terrain is dominated by the intricate drainage networks of Shankstown Cr and the N Fork Coles Cr, illustrating how the topography shaped the placement of early plantations and family-named roads such as Sylvester Gaines Rd and McDonald Rd.