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2015 Map of Stirling City

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Stirling City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Stirling City serves as a focal point in this high-elevation landscape within the Lassen National Forest. The map documents a cluster of settlements including Inskip, Powellton, Lovelock, and the curiously named Toadtown, reflecting the area's history of logging and mining operations. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes between Thatcher Ridge and the deep canyons of the West Branch Feather River and Butte Creek.

Genealogists will find the Inskip Pioneer Cemetery and Stirling City Cemetery particularly notable for tracing early resident history. The infrastructure reveals a network of mountain roads such as the Skyway and Doon Grade Road, which navigate around features like Cape Horn and Blowhard Ravine. The map also highlights local water resources, including the Breedlove Reservoir and Lake De Sabla, which are critical to the region's hydraulic history.