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2017 Map of Amity

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Amity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Amity anchors the northern portion of this Yamhill and Polk County landscape, situated where the Amity Hills meet the fertile valley floor. The map documents a highly managed hydrological environment, defined by numerous named irrigation and storage sites such as Phil Olson Reservoir, Rohde Reservoir, and the Martin Brothers Flashbound Reservoir. This network of water management supports the agricultural character of the region, including operations near the Vineyard Airport.

To the south, the terrain rises into the Eola Hills and Eola Crest, where smaller communities like Bethel and Zena are positioned. The distribution of sites like the Amity Cem, Bethel Cem, and Zena Cem alongside legacy place names such as McCoy and Plum Valley provides a clear view of the area's rural settlement patterns. Drainage features like Salt Cr and Ash Swale cut through the lowland plains, illustrating the natural watercourses that originally drew settlers to these prairie margins.