1940s Maps of Clackamas County, Oregon

Explore 6 historic maps of Clackamas County from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Clackamas County's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1940s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
  • See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
  • Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
  • View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.

Start exploring Clackamas County's history through authentic maps from the 1940s. This is your window into the past.


Clackamas County, OR maps

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  1. 1940 Map of Tualatin
    1940 Map of Tualatin
    1940 Tualatin
    1940 Print · USGS
    The Tualatin Valley comes into sharp focus during the late 1930s, showing the early footprints of Beaverton and Tigard amid a vast network of rail lines. Researchers can trace historic family schoolhouses like Witch Hazel School and locate the original path of Boones Ferry Road near Wilsonville.

  2. 1940 Map of Molalla
    1940 Map of Molalla
    1940 Molalla
    1940 Print · USGS
    Clackamas and Marion counties are captured here just before the war, showing the fertile prairies and rising timbered foothills of the Willamette Valley. Researchers can trace ancestral property near Lone Elder, visit the Trinity Lutheran Church, or locate vanished logging landmarks like the Old Saw Mill.
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  3. 1940 Map of Boring
    1940 Map of Boring
    1940 Boring
    1940 Print · USGS
    Clackamas and Multnomah Counties are captured in the late thirties, documenting a landscape shaped by the Clackamas River and electric rail lines. Trace the route of the Cazadero Line or locate family roots at Mt Zion Cem and Lusted School.

  4. 1940 Map of Mount Angel
    1940 Map of Mount Angel
    1940 Mount Angel
    1940 Print · USGS
    Marion County farming and institutional life are captured here just before the war, showing a valley crisscrossed by rail and river. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like St Benedict, the Pioneer Cemetery, and nearly twenty rural schoolhouses.

  5. 1941 Map of Oregon City
    1941 Map of Oregon City
    1941 Oregon City
    1941 Print · USGS
    The Lower Willamette Valley thrived on a mix of river power and rail transit in the early 1940s. Genealogists can trace family footprints across dozens of local school districts, from Petes Mountain School to Harmony School, and locate landmarks like Willamette Falls and the Ten O'clock Church.

  6. 1948 Map of Vancouver, 1957 Print
    1948 Map of Vancouver, 1957 Print
    1948 Vancouver
    1957 Print · USGS
    Post-war growth transforms the river valleys of the Pacific Northwest as the timber and rail economy thrives. Trace family roots in Tillamook or Oregon City, and locate vanished landmarks like the spit at Bayocean or the Skamania Mine.

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