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1962 Map of Stigler East

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Stigler East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The town of Stigler serves as the focal point for this survey of Haskell County, where the landscape is defined by the sharp transition between the agricultural bottomlands and the industrial activity of the regional coal fields. To the north, the prominent rise of Morgan Taloka Mountain overlooks the drainage of Jackson Creek, while the southern portion of the map is dominated by the sprawling footprint of numerous Strip Mines. This era of the early 1960s captures a rural community supported by a network of local schools and houses of worship, including the Garland Sch, Rucker Sch, and Antioch Ch.

A notable concentration of community landmarks exists around the Garland settlement, which features its own chapel and schoolhouse. The map also records specialized land uses of the time, such as the Fish Hatchery near the Midland Valley and the Church Campground located east of Garland. For genealogists, the inclusion of the Antioch Cem and several rural churches provides specific locational data for mid-century family history research.