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1954 Map of Stockton

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Stockton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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The plateau and creek-cut terrain of Fentress County are documented in this 1954 survey, centered on the small rural community of Stockton. The landscape is dominated by the winding path of North White Oak Creek and its many tributaries, including Tar Kiln Branch and Yellow Creek, which carve deep into the sandstone. High ridges like Crockett Ridge and Boon Ridge define the local topography, while the settlement pattern is sparse, concentrated primarily near schools and churches that served the agricultural and timber-dependent population.

Genealogists and local historians can locate family markers in small, rural burying grounds like Christian Cem and Royalston Cem, or trace the footprints of early educational centers like the Stockton Sch and Hillcrest Sch. To the west, East Jamestown marks the edge of the more developed uplands, while the southeastern corner reaches toward Armathwaite. The presence of several benchmark elevations, such as BM 1698, provides precise historical data for this mid-century period before modern development.