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2013 Map of Saint Joseph

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Saint Joseph
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Iron City and Saint Joseph anchor this southern Lawrence County landscape, where the geography is defined by the winding course of Shoal Cr and its many tributaries. The area around Iron City is particularly water-rich, featuring both Iron City Spring and the Big Spring, which likely influenced the early industrial and residential footprint of the town. North of these settlements, the terrain becomes more varied with landmarks like Mackey Bluff and Mount Nebo rising above the creek bottoms.

Transportation patterns reflect a mix of old river crossings and later rail development, evidenced by names like Ward Ford and Railroad Rd. Small, localized settlements such as Wayland Springs and Chinubee are interspersed among numerous hollows, including Prince Hollow and Tidwell Hollow. This survey provides a look at the rural character of the Tennessee-Alabama border, preserving the locations of family-named springs like Tidwell Spring and Powell Spring that have long served the local community.