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2020 Map of Tuscumbia

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Tuscumbia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Tuscumbia and its neighboring river cities are documented here at a time of significant 21st-century residential and institutional expansion. The map details the central civic landscape of the county seat, anchored by the Colbert County Courthouse, alongside industrial and transportation corridors like the Tuscumbia Decatur Hwy. The presence of Northwest-Shoals Community College Shoals Campus and numerous planned neighborhoods like Village Number 1 and Belview Heights indicates the area's role as a regional educational and residential hub.

Terrain features south of the urban centers, such as Colbert Mtn and the Tuscumbia Valley, contrast with the densely gridded streets of Sheffield and Muscle Shoals. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites, ranging from the large Colbert County Memorial Gardens to smaller family and historic locations like Old Mount Moriah Cem and the Richardson Cem. The landscape is defined by its relation to the Tennessee River valley, with Pickwick Lake appearing at the northern boundary.