2011 Map of Leighton

About this map

Station Camp Creek and its many tributaries, including South Fork Station Camp Creek, carve a complex network of hollows and ridges through this pocket of Jackson County. The landscape is defined by its high-point surveillance and isolated settlements, with the Drip Rock Lookout Tower and Old Orchard Lookout Tower anchoring the high ground. Local history is deeply etched into the terrain through family-named landmarks like Napper Hollow and Hurd Spring Ridge. Numerous small burial grounds, such as Durbin Cemetery and Callahan Cemetery, are scattered near the winding paths of Jakes Heavenly Hwy and Station Camp Rd. These features, alongside the Drip Rock Post Office and small communities like Alumbaugh and Lynch Town, reflect a long-standing pattern of ridge-and-valley habitation that persists even as modern mapping technology documents the area.