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1952 Map of Petros

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Petros
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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The Brushy Mountain State Prison dominates the upper reaches of Stockstill Creek, marking a landscape where institutional presence and heavy industry meet the steep slopes of Big Brushy Mountain. This mid-century survey captures the region's extraction-based economy, showing extensive Strip Mines and the Southern Railway lines that moved coal and timber through the tight valleys of Sawmill Valley and past the community of Petros.

Genealogists will find a dense network of family-named landmarks and cemeteries, including the Stephens Cemetery, Adcox Cemetery, and Ritter Cemetery, providing vital clues for tracing local lineage in the Morgan County and Roane County borderlands. The geography is defined by the sharp transition between the Emory River bottomlands and the ridges of Walden Ridge, where small settlements like Coalfield and Stephens cluster along the mountain gaps and rail spurs.