THE SHOALS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Crawford-Mammoth Cave Uplands setting.
Shoals town has 1.82 square miles of land in Martin County. Its Census reference point is in Crawford-Mammoth Cave Uplands, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Shoals and Martin County
Shoals is associated with Martin County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Shoals by land and water
The Census records 0.1 square miles of water within Shoals, or 5% of its total area. It is 3.6 percentage points higher than the 1.4% recorded for Martin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Shoals town has 4.6% of the land area of nearby Center township (39.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

