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2016 Map of Saint Joseph

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Saint Joseph and Iron City anchor this borderland survey along the Tennessee-Alabama state line, where the southern reaches of Lawrence County transition into the Tennessee Valley. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Shoal Creek and its many tributaries, including Wolf Creek and Pinhook Branch, which have carved numerous hollows like Tidwell Hollow and Keith Hollow. The presence of several distinct springs, such as Wayland Springs, Iron City Spring, and Powell Spring, suggests a region where water sources were foundational to early settlement and community development.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds throughout the area, including the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Chinubee Cemetery. The transportation network is a mix of modern county roads and remnants of older infrastructure, evidenced by labels like Railroad Bed Road and Old Railroad Road. These features, alongside landmarks like Mackey Bluff and Mount Nebo, provide a clear picture of how the terrain dictated the layout of farms and small communities like Chinubee and Geneva during this era.