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1956 Map of Stockton

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Stockton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Stockton serves as the focal point of this survey, which captures a landscape transformed by the creation of the Stockton Lake reservoir. The map documents the flooded valleys where the Sac River and Little Sac River converge, revealing how the rising waters reshaped local geography around landmarks like Gravely Bluff and Rudledge Bluff. While the town of Stockton remains on high ground, southern areas show the emergence of recreation-focused infrastructure, including the Stockton Public Use Area and Orleans Trail Public Use Area.

For genealogists and local historians, the sheet preserves the location of rural community centers and burial grounds that predate the reservoir’s full development. Features such as Excelsior Ch, Gum Springs Ch, and Pioneer Cem provide essential markers of earlier settlement patterns. The presence of the Stockton Landing Strip and the Old Mill Public Use Area illustrates the transition from a river-based agricultural economy to one centered on the newly formed lake and its associated state park lands.