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2024 Map of Thornton

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Thornton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Thornton and Roxana anchor this rural landscape along the boundary of Tallapoosa and Lee counties. The area is characterized by a dense network of watercourses, including Wind Creek and the southern flow of Sycamore Creek, which define the local drainage patterns. Significant for family historians, the terrain is dotted with small burial grounds such as New Hope Cem, Meadows - Robinson Cem, and Shiloh Cem, many located near historic crossroads.

The settlement at Simmons Crossroads marks a central point where local routes like Hayes Mill Rd and Churchill Rd converge. Further north, the landscape transitions through timbered tracts and farmsteads accessed by dedicated rural roads like Cedar Brook Farm Rd and Tallapoosa Farm Rd. The distribution of these features suggests a long-standing agricultural and community structure based around small churches and family landholdings.