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1956 Map of Arlington West

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Arlington West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Stillaguamish River defines the heart of this Snohomish County landscape, winding past The Island and through a network of sloughs near Silvana. This 1950s survey, updated with mid-1970s land-use data, captures a significant era of transition as the industrial and transport infrastructure of the Puget Sound region expanded. The presence of the Arlington Airport and the sprawling rail corridor of the Burlington Northern underscore the area's importance as a logistics hub.

Smaller settlements and station points like Lakewood (English Sta), Edgecomb, and Bryant are connected by a dense grid of family-named roads, including Kackman Road and Tronson Road. These labels provide essential clues for genealogists tracing the rural development of the North Sound. Topographical features such as Jackson Gulch and the confluence of Pilchuck Creek illustrate the varied terrain surrounding the growing urban center of Arlington.