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1979 Map of Stirling City

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Stirling City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Stirling City serves as the industrial and residential hub of this section of the Sierra Nevada foothills, documented here in the late 1970s. The landscape is defined by the steep drainage basins of Butte Creek and the West Branch Feather River, where legacy mining operations like the Royal Drift Mine and the Dix Mine once sought gold. A network of flumes, siphons, and diversion dams illustrates the complex water management systems required for both mining and local power, including the infrastructure near De Sabla.

Smaller settlements and historical markers are scattered throughout the Lassen National Forest, providing critical data for genealogists and local historians. Locations such as Lovelock, Toadtown, and the Powellton (Site) reflect the area's shifting population centers. Resting places such as the Inskip Pioneer Cem and Coutolenc Cem offer tangible links to the families who settled this timber and mineral-rich terrain.